some really good close ups of how he uses his fingers and thumb pick to tame an electric guitar -and natural entertainer--he even uses effects in a fitting way
Tom, thanks for posting this, it was blast from the past for me.
In the 70’s when I became immersed in blues guitar playing I studied every aspect Lightning Hopkin music, which resulted in me replicating his fingerstyle method of playing which includes his licks and timing. To this day, when I pick up a guitar the first thing I usually do is break into a Lighting inspired MoJo. It never gets old for me.
Edited by - Pick-A-Lick on 11/09/2024 06:26:25
I had one of his albums years ago,, was always fascinated by his style. Here’s a sample taught by Stefan Grossman
youtu.be/6VPsrNN1kYc?si=AU7f0lVEmfJKgi-D
whats interesting is lightning essentiallyu plays with all 5 fingers especially with the electric guitar, even though his mainline is 2 finger picking like many Black blues artisits. I have sat looking at video of when he does this for years, and had the opportunity to see him play life several times. He had been working as a professional musician pretty much from some point in the late 1940s until his deah. He had a number of records that were successful in the black community in the late 1940s and early 50s before being taken up by folkies and switching to acoustic instruments. He had a number of hits where instead of guitar he played electric organ.
he just grabs a handful of strings and its just magic,,, the old black guy that taught my daddy how to play played that way too...
gate mouth brown plays similar to that also
