Hopkins, Lightnin' -& Billy Bizor-
Wake Up The Dead! (2cd)
Lightnin' Hopkins woke up The Dead when he played San Francisco in the 1960s, and his song 'Wake Up The Dead' is the centerpiece of this two-and-a-half-hour journey into the electrified world of Texas blues. Accompanying Lightnin' is his long time harmonica player, Billy Bizor. While Lightnin' had a prolific recording career, Bizor's stature is relatively obscure due to the lack of solo recordings he released during his lifetime. Fortunately, 'Wake Up The Dead' seeks to rectify that situation by including the complete June 17, 1968 session with Lightnin' and Bizor, plus all of Bizors' 1969 solo recordings. As an added bonus, the rest of the April 11, 1969 session that didn't fit onto Lightnin's 'Shootin' Fire' album is included as well. TRACKS: Disc One: Lightnin' Hopkins & Billy Bizor 01. Wake Up The Dead 02. Vietnam War 03. Next Trip Down South 04. Lonesome Life 05. Pine Gum Boogie 06. I'm Tired Of Trouble 07. My Suggestion 08. You're Gonna Miss Me 09. Walking Blues 10. How Dooz It 11. Feel Like Ballin' The Jack (outtakes) 12. Lightnin' Bolt 13. Mojo Hand (outtakes) 14. Mojo Hand (final version) 15. Screwdriver 16. Whiskey Head Woman 17. Shake That Thing (first version) 18. Moving On Out (outtake) 19. Free Of Charge 20. Old Man 21. How Dooz It (alternate version) 22. Long Way From Home Disc Two: Billy Bizor 01. T-Model Ford 02. Whiskey Head Woman 03. Take It Easy Little Girl 04. When I'm Dead 05. Screwdriver 06. You Knock Me Out 07. I'll Never Do Right Again 08. I'll Miss You So 09. Tell Me Where You Stayed Last Night 10. You Promised Me 11. Let's Pitch One 12. Whiskey Head Woman (alternate version) 13. Screwdriver (alternate version) 14. A Hot Spirit 15. Billy Bizor Is Dead 16. Just A Little Bit More