Down South Summit Meetin' (also released as First Meetin' and Lightnin' Hopkins & The Blues Summit) is an album by the blues musicians Brownie McGhee, Lightnin' Hopkins, Big Joe Williams and Sonny Terry, recorded in 1960 and released on the World Pacific label.[1][2][3]
| Down South Summit Meetin' | ||||
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| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | July 6, 1960 | |||
| Studio | World Pacific Studio, Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 36:24 | |||
| Label | World Pacific WP-1296 | |||
| Producer | Richard Bock, Ed Michel | |||
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Reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [4] |
AllMusic reviewer Stewart Mason called it "a well-lubricated studio jam session".[4] The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings awarded the album 3 stars, noting: "The atmosphere is charged with the electricity of several wiley old blues musicians topping each other's tricks. their occasionally, and perhaps not always entirely playfully, barbed sides add a whiff of brimstone. Altogether the performance tells us things about the four men that their other records don't generally convey, and anyone with a special fondness for any of the artists really aught to hear it".[5]
Track listing edit
All compositions by Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins except where noted
- "Ain't Nothin' Like Whiskey" – 7:50
- "Penitentiary Blues" (Traditional) – 5:08
- "If You Steal My Chickens, You Can't Make Em Lay" (Big Joe Williams) – 5:37
- "First Meeting" (Hopkins, Brownie McGhee) – 7:10
- "How Long Have It Been Since You Been Home?" – 4:10
- "Wimmin from Coast to Coast" – 5:46
Personnel edit
Performance edit
- Brownie McGhee, Lightnin' Hopkins, Big Joe Williams – guitar, vocals
- Sonny Terry – harmonica, vocals
- Jimmy Bond – bass
Production edit
- Richard Bock, Ed Michel – producer
References edit
- ^ Jazzdisco: Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 1200 series accessed November 7, 2018
- ^ Both Sides Now: World Pacific Album Discography accessed November 7, 2018
- ^ Wirz' American Music: Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins discography accessed November 7, 2018
- ^ a b c Mason, Stewart. Lightnin' Hopkins: Lightnin' Hopkins & The Blues Summit – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
- ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. London: Penguin. pp. 278–9. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.