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  News2 months ago

  Nanci Griffith, Lightnin’ Hopkins Among Texas Songwriters’ Hall of Fame Inductees

  The writers will be celebrated during the Texas Songwriters Hall of Fame Weekend in February 2022.

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  Features6 months ago

  Remembering The Legacy Of Lightnin’ Hopkins: The Texas Troubadour

  Lightnin' Hopkins spent his life playing a special brand of country blues, gaining popularity in America and Europe.

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  Features7 months ago

  Letter From New Orleans: Celebrating Soul Queen Irma Thomas

  An appreciation of the Soul Queen of New Orleans by her longtime collaborator Scott Billington.

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  Artists1 year ago

  Lightnin’ Hopkins

  The Texan country blues singer, guitarist, and pianist influenced generations of blues musicians.

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  Features4 years ago

  Ray Charles Said It, And Everyone Was Listening

  The 1959 Ray Charles single 'What'd I Say' is one of the seminal and much-covered records in R&B history, well worthy of a uDiscover overview and playlist.

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  Features6 years ago

  Roots of the Blues – Good Morning Little School Girl

  Originally recorded in 1937, Good Morning Little School Girl has been recorded by so many blues men, from Muddy Waters to Lightnin' Hopkins

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  Playlists8 years ago

  They Call It Stormy Monday – A 12 Step Plan to the Blues

  You want to convince someone that the Blues are great? What is it that makes them so good and what has made them so popular around the world?