ERC102S Lightnin' Hopkins - Goin' Away

Samuel John “Lightnin’” Hopkins was born on March 15, 1912, in the heart of East Texas’ Piney Woods. His family history was marked by tragedy—his grandfather, a former slave, took his own life, and his father, a hard-drinking gambler who had served time for murder, was killed in an argument when Lightnin‘ was only three years old leaving his mother to raise the family, which included Alice, Joel, A.B., and young Sam.Even before he was old enough to work the fields, Hopkins was captivated by music. Inspired by hearing his brother play guitar, he fashioned his first instrument from a...