SO MANY RECORDS, SO LITTLE TIME » Linda Hopkins http://www.somanyrecordssolittletime.com THIS BLOG IS ABOUT 7" RECORDS ONLY. YOU CAN NEVER HAVE TOO MANY. EVERY SONG IS CONVERTED TO MP3 FROM MY PERSONAL 45 COLLECTION, AND THERE'S NOT ONE THAT I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND YOU SEEKING OUT. ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDERS WHO DON'T WANT THEIR MUSIC HEARD HERE JUST LET ME KNOW, AND DOWN IT WILL COME. CLICK ON ANY IMAGE TO ENLARGE. Sat, 09 Nov 2024 21:32:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Linda Hopkins http://www.somanyrecordssolittletime.com/?p=14898 http://www.somanyrecordssolittletime.com/?p=14898#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 05:58:56 +0000 SO MANY RECORDS, SO LITTLE TIME http://www.somanyrecordssolittletime.com/?p=14898

Listen: Higher And Higher / Linda Hopkins
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Today, Linda Hopkins turns 88.

Discovered by Mahalia Jackson at age 11, then seeing Bessie Smith at the New Orleans Palace Theatre one year later in ’36 sent her on a path full of so many accomplishments. Read MOTHERIN’ THE BLUES: LINDA HOPKINS – THE CONTINUING LEGACY OF THE BLUES WOMAN. Wow, I was riveted.

In the early 60′s, she cut several sides with Jackie Wilson for Brunswick, which lead to some solo singles of her own for the label as well.

Although ‘Little By Little’ preceded swampier soul by a few years, it still retains a traditional manic juke jump chaos. Her full voice overpowers any of the tracks lack of swing, and miraculously, that perfectly recorded snare drum gets some nice loud spikes in the mix.

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