The track, “Blues Jumped a Rabbit,” is out this week as part of the new Mack McCormick archive three-box set of 66 songs featuring Hopkins. The project is set for release this summer on August 4. The ...

Recordings about men shooting women, or at least wanting to, have been around for almost as long as recording has existed. While he wasn’t the first to sing about it, blues innovator Lightnin’ Hopkins ...

Eric Davis was unpacking a large state historical marker when he noticed the misspelled name scrawled on the packaging: "Sam (Lighting) Hopkins." Cast aluminum doesn't lend itself to corrections.

Legendary Texas bluesman Lightnin' Hopkins achieved an effortlessly iconic look with shades, a fedora, a cardigan, a dangling cigarette and gold teeth. Hopkins' manner also made for colorful stories ...