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
Live at Newport (Lightnin' Hopkins album) he needs to warm up his fingers, he pulls off some startling guitar runs". All compositions by Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins except where noted Live at Newport (Lightnin' Hopkins album) Live at Newport is a live album by blues musician Lightnin' Hopkins recorded at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965. Several tracks were released on three Vanguard Records compilation albums, "The Great Blues Men" (1971), "Great Bluesmen Newport" (1977), and "Blues with a Feeling" (1993) before the complete performance was released on CD in 2002. AllMusic reviewer Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. said: "Recorded in 1965, "Live at Newport" captures Hopkins in