Back to something Bluesy

So I know lately I've been posting a lot more jazz than blues. I've been listening to a lot more jazz recently, and I just had to get some of the great ensembles I've been hearing on here. But! Today I have a very authentic Texas Bluesman.

Lightnin' Hopkins was born and raised in Texas and performed for the most of his life there. He recorded tons and tons of songs, somewhere on the order of 800-1000. He has a great style. His guitar work is amazing, not to mention very, very influential.

The following song, "Katie Mae Blues," is a personal favorite. And the lyrics are simply great. I'm actually going to post them because I think they're so awesome.


Yeah, you know Katie Mae is a good girl, folks, and she don't run around at night
Yeah, you know Katie Mae is a good girl, folks, and she don't run around at night
Yeah, you know you can bet your last dollar Katie Mae will treat you right
Yeah, you know I try to give that woman everything in the world she need,
that's why she don't do nothing but lay up in the bed and read
You know she walks just like she got oil wells in her backyard
Yes, you'll never hear that woman whoop
and holler and cry and talking 'bout these times being hard
You know some folks say she must be a Cadillac,
but I say she must be a T-model Ford
Yeah, you know some folks say she must be a Cadillac,
but I say she must be a T-model Ford
Yeah, you know she got the shape all right, but she can't carry no heavy load
I say goodbye, goodbye poor Katie Mae, these are the last words that I got to say
I say goodbye, goodbye poor Katie Mae, these are the last words I got to say
Yes, if I don't see you tomorrow I hope I'll meet you early the next day





So please give this a listen. If you like Stevie Ray Vaughn, you should know that he was very much influenced by Hopkins' and to say the blues world would be different if he had never picked up a guitar would be an exercise in understatement.
The Complete Aladdin Recordings (disc 1)