Lightnin' Strikes by Charles Calello and was recorded on September 3, 1965. The song featured backing vocals from Bernadette Carroll, Peggy Santiglia and Denise Ferri of The Delicates. Session personnel included Joe Farrell and George Young on baritone sax; Ray DeSio on trombone; Stan Free on piano; Lou Mauro on bass; Charlie Macy, Ralph Casale, and Vinnie Bell on guitar; and Buddy Saltzman on drums. Ralph Casale's "stuttering" guitar solo was an overdub. Lightnin' Strikes "Lightnin' Strikes" is a song written by Lou Christie and Twyla Herbert, and recorded by Christie on the MGM label. It was a hit in 1966, making
Lightnin' (album) noting "Lightnin's performances are unfailingly fluent, perhaps because he doesn't challenge himself: almost all the songs on "Lightnin' " are well-tried pieces from his core repertoire". All compositions by Sam Hopkins except where noted Lightnin' (album) Lightnin' (subtitled "The Blues of Lightnin' Hopkins") is an album by blues musician Lightnin' Hopkins recorded in 1960 and released on the Bluesville label the following year. AllMusic reviewer Alex Henderson stated: ""Lightnin' " is among the rewarding acoustic dates Lightnin' Hopkins delivered in the early '60s. The session has an informal, relaxed quality, and this approach serves a 48-year-old Hopkins impressively well ...