A true poet of the blues,
Lightnin' Hopkins was a master of tall, tongue-in-cheek tales, often made up on the spot in the recording studio. The first song on this album, "I'm Going to Build Me a Heaven of My Own," adescribes an encounter with a bearded man claiming to be Jesus Christ.
Hopkins also puts his personal stamp on
Willie Dixon's "My Babe" and Smokey Hogg's "Too Many Drivers," among others. ~ Roundup Newsletter