This Week in Texas Music History, a guitarist follows in Lightnin’ Hopkins’ footsteps, from Texas to California and back again.

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By Jason Mellard from the Center for Texas Music History at Texas State University .

On August 16, 1915, bluesman Melvin “Lil’ Son” Jackson was born in North Texas to two guitarist parents who raised him in the craft. His early recorded influences came from Texas Alexander, Blind Lemon Jefferson , and Lonnie Johnson , but Jackson’s performing career began with gospel. In the Great Depression, he left his grandfather’s farm, where he’d been raised, and formed the spiritual group the Blue Eagle Four. Jackson served in Europe in WWII, and turned toward the blues upon his return to Da

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