Thunder 'n Lightnin'

by Hoyt Axton

Thunder 'n Lightnin' cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: March 1963
  • Label: Horizon
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 36:22
  • Community rating: 3.52/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Driven by a resonant, booming baritone and percussive strumming, the songwriter bridges traditional coffeehouse folk with robust country-blues structures. The emotionally heavy delivery signals a shift toward more introspective, aggressive acoustic songwriting.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, folk, acoustic, male-vocals, traditional, cover

Tracklist

  1. Thunder 'N Lightnin' (2:45)
  2. Blue Prelude (2:52)
  3. Woman at the Well (4:04)
  4. Grizzly Bear (1:54)
  5. I Never Knew My Father (4:08)
  6. Midnight Special (3:19)
  7. This Little Light (2:34)
  8. Gypsy Woman (3:41)
  9. Water Boy (2:39)
  10. Daddy Walked in Darkness (2:49)
  11. Cocaine (2:49)
  12. House of the Rising Sun (2:43)

Credits

  • Hoyt Axton - primary artist, written-by
  • Gordon Jenkins - written-by
  • Joe Bishop - written-by
  • Kaye Lawrence Dunham - written-by
  • Dave Hubert - producer

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