For my money Lightin' Hopkins is the best that's ever been. I happen to like country blues and that's mostly what he played in and around Houston for most of his life. I met him in the 60's and he invited me down to where he would be playing, at a local black juke joint. That was about the time of the big civil rights movement. I remember saying to him: "Man I can't walk into that place.." He said: "Just tell them you're a musician and they won't bother you..." He was right. I guess they felt I was there out of respect. They were right!.