Mojo Hand - Sam Lightnin' Hopkins (Live Accoustic)

[@Herve1955]

A voice, a guitar... and God says thank you

[@genereynolds3296]

LH = all time music legend

[@colinanderson9607]

The intro, the middle eight and the turn around, it's all here....it looks easy untill you try to emulate him......at 76 years of age this has inspired me to buy a guitar.... ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@dannyharrington4978]

Right!!!!! Looks easy ,,,,,, till you try to play it! Lightning is always a challenge for me. His soul was in his fingers. Man was made a $50. Guitar sound like a million bucks. I was born to late, wish I could have seen the guy live

[@joshrandal6982]

What he said.!!

[@debbiedunn3779]

Good luck ! Good for your brain ! 74 rockin' from Tbilisi

[@ickyraytrojan]

It's always gonna come out personal.. Stevie ray doesn't play it like lightning. Who don't play like John Lee hooker who can't play like muddy who can't play like wolf who can't play it lie jimi who don't... It's easy... But you will find it hard to be someone you aint.. it's easy as saying your own name... Just get some rythmn.. if you can clap on time... Or count to 4.. 1.. 2.. 3.. 4.. that's the start... Easy.. don't make things that are simple sound difficult... Now trying to do how other folks do things ... That's hard.. I can read the I have a dream speech or Gettysburg address.. but it won't SOUND like MLK or Lincoln .. if I think and put my heart into it.. it can be passionate.. meaningful... But it will be different... The blues is about telling your own story..... You really can only be yourself... Sure you'll learn others tricks or things along the way.. it becomes part of what you do... But no two players are exactly alike... That's the beauty and complex feeling that comes from what... Doing s simple music... You can really let go... Don't have to worry about complex theory or chord substitution or harmony and modes and notes and bullshit.. ( all the theory is good.. but unecessary in this type of music... Feeling is what matters... Technique is whatever you want.. play it your way.. ok.. blues is blood and that's that.... Anen

[@deepblueseeds5563]

If you wanna play a 12 bar blues lightnin is a good place to start tbh. As straight forward as it gets. The shuffle on the A and D strings, hit an E, do that again then hit E7, this time hit the turn around with a Bm7 or whatever then an A7, then he walks down on the G and B strings back into the shuffle. End it all on an E7.

[@g.mantua1195]

So glad that these blues pioneers have been recorded in one way or another, but I often wonder how many we've never heard of and never will.

[@rudyvonzippa956]

way too many, sorry to say

[@dwightewers7790]

Color of the skin

[@NoTy-s2t]

@@dwightewers7790go on, elaborate

[@MikeSanders-u3u]

Yes!!!!!

[@omairsh8]

Such a monster guitarist. He can play the bassline, rhythm AND lead melodies together!

[@Dwoed]

And telling his story in tune ❤

[@oliversiegel19652]

Weil Deine Mojo Hand und Presleys 68'er "Baby what you want me to do" mich so berührt haben, habe ich Gitarre spielen gelernt. Forever Sam Lightnin' Hopkins...pure Blues at it's best.

[@guilhermedebrito3126]

The bluesmen got a true connection with their instruments, I've never seen anything like this before. It's not just an instrument, it's part of their body, a extension of their soul... What this man can do with a guitar in his hand Is a master piece of humankind art. Long live blues!

[@dannyharrington4978]

Exactly. Guitar and vocals are one... One of the best ever

[@StevenMW]

I was just thinking I bet Hendrix saw this film.

[@cut_mountain]

Cold ground was my bed last night, rocks were in my pillow too. Damn it !

[@Liam-fn8yl]

*rocks was my pillow too* he didnt even have a pillow hes saying

[@dr.w.w.daniels7203]

I enjoyed his music over many years and miss him so much.

[@davidwalker5054]

Ole lightning is not only one of the best bluesman ever he is also the coolest mutha to walk this earth

[@filmorebuttz]

Ain't nothing like watching artist perform their art with all their passion

[@cmichell]

You can't sit still when you listen to the real Blues. He's my hero.

[@mikidomeny1677]

well it is a foolish thing to say but I´ll say it anyway: the greatest ever..

[@dannyharrington4978]

Funny thing is? Hes one of the hardest guys to copy. Probably because he played with his soul.....not his fingers...😎👍⚡

[@dannyharrington4978]

I'm a fool with you. Hopkins is the KING!!!! Sorry Elvis🤣

[@rutgerhadge7694]

Paved the way for SRV. What a legend.

[@ignoracy]

I think SRV is a combination of Lightning Hopkins, Albert King and Hendrix

[@usernameinvalid2675]

Srv did his thing can’t compare any of his work to the raw real thing it’s only original once

[@GeraldCuccio]

The best blues song ever...Hands down. Played by a Master.

[@zoranzoranowski280]

Bravo, I have 2 CD-s of Hopkins :)

[@chrisrichnak7880]

This is the greatest song ever recorded

[@joshrandal6982]

One of them for real.

[@ramonisidropaiz]

Estoy descubriendo un señor Sam que no es el oprobioso (Tío Sam)sino el Humano, el Talentoso, el auténticamente señor Blus...De verdad no lo conocía. En mí país nunca creo haberlo escuchado, pero por suerte lo hago hoy. Me gusta el blus y justo comencé a estudiarlo. Mañana 08 de mayo de 2023, es mí primer clase por striming. Entonces llegó a través del éter su Espíritu para alentarme. Gracias maestro. Su música y su manera de tocar es maravillosa. ❤✌🏽🇦🇷

[@ryand141]

Anybody thinks this is easier has another thing coming.

[@soonerlegendspodcast]

This cat is so cool he could give you change for an ice cube

[@kalebvera1841]

doesnt get cooler than this

[@janewilliams8659]

Too right , l keep coming back to and his innovation that turned on the likes of Hendrix and Stevie Ray, legends in their own right yet influenced by this master

[@nicksalvatore5717]

love that saying

[@burkholdst.rudderberg3574]

Albert Collins ( The Iceman ) was introduced to the Blues by his older COUSIN LIGHTIN' HOPKINS! Talk about cool cats!

[@anothercat9600]

Used to listen with my dad. Great memories. Fantastic performance!

[@LutherAmosHouse]

Po'Lightin'. This defines the boogie blues.

[@houstonrebel4449]

Can't forget John Lee Hooker as well.

[@countryboy6767]

Ridem on down lightnin m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3676506635726839&id=100001026151518

[@theherbpuffer]

@@houstonrebel4449 yeah I prefer Hooker when it comes to Boogie actually. Also shout out to Canned Heat

[@JBMindset]

True Blues guitar master.

[@-Pol-]

One of my Exe's most rewarding piano pupils was 78 years old. She simply had the discipline to practice a day daily - A half hour+ before breakfast, and a half hour+ before bed. She never got despondent and quit, just steadily progressed. She understood that growing neural connections is a biological process like skin healing under a scab. Neural pathways need time and consistent reinforcement.

[@bernocreely4601]

The best blues guitarist ever, he just played it, it’s in his soul, comes from far back in time and poor Lightnin he still playing it somewhere . . .

[@deepblueseeds5563]

I love lightnin but thats an over statement. Basic blues shuffle in E doesn’t make someone the greatest guitar player ever.

[@erickriebel4366]

Yeah I am almost like the blind man that can finally see. I Am brand new to all these super guys I didn't even know about you until right now❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ a great discovery❤

[@darklight230]

Utterly magnificent .

[@steveharrop8705]

Discovered this guy in 1967, been a fan ever since

[@michealcurrie8272]

Pure talent, that's all it is.

[@stevenclark9620]

Just discovered this artist. Fucking COOL!

[@imsneeky]

heard this on spotify a few weeks ago for the first time,loved it,added it to smokestack lightning and a few others as my go to blues list

[@vonrikkor]

As best as I can remember this is the first blues performance (by anyone) I ever heard. At that point I changed my focus from playing Burl Ives type folk songs to the blues.

[@zkyguitar]

The greatest ever

[@TheSupremeShaman]

Whoever thumbs down this needs to search their soul.

[@freax1978]

Best version, ever !

[@comamalasala3657]

The best blues man......

[@Ary769]

Untouchable

[@jamesleo7870]

Lightin` had the most incredible timing that is almost impossible to emulate

[@tonyarmada85]

so goddamn good

[@ddoeser5830]

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[@ustheserfs]

Texas oozes out the man

[@TheBlueString]

This is the Blues

[@robredheadmusician]

Lightnin Hopkins was the FIRST guitar hero.

[@Kentokkil]

Sure he is one of my heroes. - But Robert Johnson heroed years before. ;-)

[@Idontknowmaybejohnsmith]

Fuck this makes me want to learn how to play...

[@followjesus3891]

Just do it man , it's boring to start off but in a few months it gets better and more enjoyable

[@mikeevanoski3313]

This dude invented cool!!

[@johnkoval1898]

Plays that guitar just like ringin’ a bell.

[@BenPrevo]

The thumbpick flying off at the end -- hee hee

[@jesstv888]

No-brainer, my favorite blue's player of all time.

[@HectorGAlmiron]

Muy bueno!

[@josephanderson3889]

Héctor G. Almirón haha sí

[@juanangelo7732]

The Chad

[@Alan_Page]

When you turned on a metronome near Lightnin' it used him to keep time.

[@ortizramon]

One of my favorite songs 👍👍

[@MrCowen2]

It looks like he loses his thumb pick on the last chord. Love this clip!

[@fugeeohu9357]

No, he had a mojo bag (also called hand) in his mouth

[@GeraldCuccio]

@@fugeeohu9357 And why is there a mojo Bag in his mouth? I couldn't find any references to using one as a singing accessory. Please supply references if any. Thanks. I think this is Hopkins at his best.

[@fugeeohu9357]

@@GeraldCuccio I wouldn't know that's the first and only mojo hand I've ever seen

[@GeraldCuccio]

@@fugeeohu9357 thought that what popped out of his mouth might have been his dentures. A mojo hand is a cloth bag for holding herbs and such. Sort of like a prescription but Voodoo style.

[@fugeeohu9357]

@@GeraldCuccio Hoodoo

[@UlfRecords]

Cool😎

[@Minbes1]

Jesus. 🙏. I pray to the bluesmen and women.

[@budway1942]

take that Stones

[@elephantsmemory3142]

They did

[@5barkerstreet]

owns that 45

[@brandonweinmann5700]

Lightnin sky hop

[@ardalla535]

Imagine a Lightnin and Cleanhead Vinson duo on this.

[@anargyrosstylidis2595]

anyone got the tabs for this?

[@lysergamine]

mojo hand

[@ej2333]

Did he spit something out his mouth at the end?

[@vincenttanguay4198]

Amazing performance! I juste don't understand the patern. Is it 12 bars? If someone knows how this shuffle is called let me know.Love these odd timmings like john lee hooker.

[@theshadow186]

Yes it is a 12 bar blues

[@josephanderson3889]

Tune it up a half a step from standard might help lol

[@JimB802]

Check out Daddystovepipe version and explanation: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIDTmGatgb-aq5o . And his tab www.daddystovepipe.com/lightnin-hopkins-volume-2.php

[@carolinacambo]

It’s based on 12 bar 1,4,5 progression, but Lightning changes when he want

[@weavercu]

His own style!

[@Semperfi2011]

You can’t create this in a studio. Can only get this by living.

[@levimatthew8911]

3:01 Did his teeth fly out?

[@reddrw1]

That was the thumb pick he had on his thumb

[@usernameinvalid2675]

Stage presence like a motherfucker those hand moves off the guitar are epic First seen this 1990 PBS doc on rock and roll And yeah I taped in on vhs so saw this many times before the internet

[@andreshernandez9434]

😮

[@joseluishernandez2198]

Lo conoci por parov stelar.

[@ivankacat]

is he tuned up half step?

[@larryjohnson6669]

im thinking abt mojo hand,,,but my 6 wives committed adultery an i gt tha blues

[@kaiten3545]

渋い

[@cyclesgoff9768]

Big Bill has been my main man, but Lightnin rips it up.

[@joshuafischer4389]

This is my kinda Shit!

[@bmrod9164]

El abuelo del Rock blues, abuelo de ac/dc

[@incorrigiblerogue1193]

I know this is super nit pickey but is it too much to ask that the camera guy manage to keep both the right and left hand in the shot?

[@thebeardedtattoo9617]

There's just sumthen bout blues...

[@deepblueseeds5563]

Moral of the story, lightnin went down to louisiann just to get a voodoo trinket just to put a spell in his woman so she’d stop cheating on him 😂

[@reddrw1]

It gets no better than this. It's Jimi Hendrix in a earlier life.

[@basedenjoyer157]

Both overrated there were others like blind blake etc but you people think if someone is n the telly they're the best , just brainwashed sheep bet you jabbed up! Hopkins was great and I listen often but not the best and Hendrix was average at best.

[@reddrw1]

@@basedenjoyer157 Whatever...

[@basedenjoyer157]

@@reddrw1 Shrimp.

[@reddrw1]

@@basedenjoyer157 Back at Ya.

[@tristanb5119]

Soul>speed

[@jason7524]

man how drunk is he lmao. top notch performance

[@charlesroulette5296]

Ranked 71 top guitaist of the twentieth century by Rolling Stone. The fulll of crap. He was the best!

[@Thelegendofchrome]

If this ain’t it..

[@burningman2645]

Jesus Christ is Lord n Savior ❤️

[@KS-df7vf]

government old boogie.what is good is he did nothing, no make new sound.