Shake That Thing - Lightnin' Hopkins

[@AlanLopez-te6lc]

Bring back the blues I am 77 have not heard any blues in the last 25 years. blues is heart and soul.

[@Akawette]

Lightnin' might be my very favorite bluesman ..

[@ProbableCauseBluesBand]

Why can't people just kick back, chill, and soak in some KILLER music without having to compare everyone to everyone else? Who freakin' cares, talent is talent, it's all good and it's all different. We ALL have a gift within us, unfortunately for some they concentrate on critcizing everyone elses' gift instead of actually taking that time to develop their own...

[@mtyemti]

Experience, heartache, and trouble brother. That's the blues.

[@shirleypena4133]

Townes Van Zandt's all-time favourite singer/songwriter/guitarist.

[@Pabloignacioalvarez]

And who is he?

[@Tasmanaut]

@@Pabloignacioalvarez no one important, only THE greatest songwriter in recorded history

[@kayewadestuntck]

I love the Blues, old mostly, feel it more. And I truly enjoy the fact that we don't have to hear the "F" word in every song. Great how the older versions can sing the same content as now - Leave out all the expletives & really put the songs across.

[@wilsgetchell6420]

I told my guitar teacher I wanted to play like Lightnin'...He said "fast"? I said no, Lightnin Hopkins !

[@4horizonseyegalloway69]

I said the same thing back in 1989

[@tomn7287]

Lightnin' Hopkins----Making the Blues fun! :)

[@ericgarner8684]

this cat was a monster..love this song

[@lowellthomasjr.468]

He sure can sing and play, too !

[@mymaddesigns]

if you've seen the vid where he's playing baby please dont go, then you totally get it. this cat is so real!

[@shanebrbich5698]

I never (ever) say this (about our beloved gone blues men), however, I really wish Stevie covered this for us to foot stomp to! Anyone else feelin’ what I’m saying in ‘22? 👍🇦🇺

[@MrCHICAGO2011]

GREAT 1960 BOBBY ROBINSON RECORDINGS IN NEW YORK!

[@derekscott9374]

Wow...nice one...superb guitar....

[@coravisser727]

He does it very well sing and play on his guitar awesome.

[@geraldregits2630]

Blues played pure

[@donaldperrotta8514]

Fantastic !

[@ariskian6916]

that's my Uncle Pukie. He likes that sound. Play that guitar. Takes you all the way back

[@hpmx704]

I agree for the most part, but I always said lack of experiences is a huge blues influence, too

[@pedrofigueroa7537]

Lightnin making that guitar scream alrighhht 🤘

[@spib65]

Really love this,..many thanks for the upload.

[@bruno66686]

Shake it till it cries in Joy.

[@mareksarnecki4826]

wonderful !

[@strandwolf]

Touché!

[@hootlezap]

Great, thanks. They didn't call him 'Lightnin' for nothin'! Sounds like a brush to me. You don't see brushes much because younger drummers are still trying to learn how to use sticks. Brushes take some experience to use and are doing more than just pounding out rhythms. Used properly, they are sliding around a bit. Sorta like bending a string on guitar or slurring on a fiddle.

[@MrGrxxx123]

shake that thang!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@QueenAnitaSoul1]

l"m A Shake My Thing

[@iwishakarenwould.4816]

QueenAnitaSoul1 please do us a favor and dont

[@timothymartinez3075]

Shake it Mama ~Zero~

[@silvioemsp]

Lightnin´Hopkins é foda!!!!

[@bingo1232]

yeah - it's the "thing" that makes him "sing"

[@hpmx704]

I think it's a normal drum kit, it's what's being used to hit the skins that makes the different sound. I think it's one of those whisk-type things (I'm not percussionist, I've only seen them used in a lot of blues and jazz videos), I just don't know what they're called.

[@Herve1955]

Without the blues it would be missing something to Clapton. Without Lightnin' it would be missing something to the blues.

[@abagofwind7731]

does he say "it comes in many colors and it's definitely in demand" ??? because that's true.

[@georgepoulios9451]

Nice !!!

[@alfmackay1212]

Lightnin' be being blue

[@CityUnderSiegeTV]

Sanford and Son brought me here

[@williamelwood9293]

William.Elwood Shake that Thing Baby Now......

[@gregarnold1696]

The leather on a wheel is tougher than leather on a heel

[@danent657]

Does anyone know the type of percussion used on this recording? It doesn't sound like a standard drum set.

[@akleykid1]

can anyone tell me what lightning is saying on the last verse!

[@deskryptic]

the original flip

[@foryourhead]

Did you type this before or after the Klan meeting?

[@hpmx704]

Hahaha quite possibly. Like I say, I'm no percussionist, I just know what they look like and I like the sound they make LOL

[@williamelwood9293]

William.Elwood

[@johnnyvlimki2389]

22 Pisti Pirko,Kiitos!!

[@cigdamagelungs]

Po lghtnin!

[@bajorektom]

about 3 minutes and 5 seconds in he is slapping his guitar w/ his thumb. aside from that ? sounds like a typical drum kit from the era. Remember though, these drums dont have microphones as we are all used to. Good chance the Bass drum is muffled and drummer could be using brushes. I am 100% sure that's a snare drum you hear.

[@ACERAMGAD]

:-)

[@johnnyvlimki2389]

Soory if i got it wrong. J

[@hpmx704]

I'm with you. But, opinions are like assholes: everyone's got one, but no one wants to hear 'em.

[@erietesilva6390]

uhu

[@bajorektom]

lol I knew you couldn't be a drummer. because (again not being wise ass) NO drummer refers to him/herself as "percussionist". But assuming the brushes is what you mean.... drum kits back then, were not complex, lots is just a snare.. possibly this too. if you like social distortion, theres a live vid, on here, the bass drum is a suitcase w/ a suitcase as a bass drum.

[@gtflyer]

Of course clapton is white. it's the way it was said.."just white" like some racial underlaying statement was intended, maybe not, but that's the way I read it. Anyway..I've been a fan of poo lightin for years..There will never be another like him.

[@hpmx704]

Kinda wish he kept saying "one more time"

[@MrNatureblack]

what makes a real bluesman is milage not black or white.

[@bajorektom]

brushes? (not being a smart ass) I think you mean brushes....

[@gtflyer]

@satisfaction19 Just white..? What kind of a stupid statement is that..?

[@dustinjohnson3463]

Better then Elvis .

[@michaelchadwick2254]

Not comparable in any way, shape, form or sound.