Listen, if you will, to the first 30 seconds of Lightnin’ Hopkins’ “Moanin’ Blues.” Listen to what happens when the weight of the world and love and loss is too much – if that all could form a pulse, ...

For everyone who thinks the wheels of government only turn three speeds — slow, slower and slowest — we respectfully submit the case of one R. Eric Davis. One year ago, Davis was an average Houstonian ...

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.

Lightnin' Hopkins was "Laidback, mildly mysterious and the epitome of street corner cool" according to informative liner notes. Well, there is a lot of Hopkins (1912—1982) music coming at you on The ...

You don’t get the nickname “Lightnin’” for no reason, especially when you’re a blues artist. Born March 15, 1912, in Centerville, Texas, Samuel John “Lightnin’” Hopkins became one of the most ...

More than 60 years after he made his first recordings, Houston's Sam "Lightnin' " Hopkins will be honored this week by the Recording Academy, the organization that stages the annual Grammy Awards. The ...