Person
Lightnin' Hopkins
Acting
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 15, 1912
- Died
- Jan 30, 1982
- From
- Centerville, Texas
Samuel John "Lightnin'" Hopkins was an American country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional pianist from Centerville, Texas. In 2010 Rolling Stone magazine ranked him No. 71 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.
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Credits
Be Here to Love Me
The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins
The Sun's Gonna Shine
The American Folk Blues Festival: The British Tours 1963-1966
Mr. Charlie, Your Rollin’ Mill Is Burnin’ Down
Lightnin' Les
Blues like Showers of Rain
This Ain't No Mouse Music!
Masters of the Country Blues - Mance Lipscomb and Lightnin' Hopkins
Texas Blues Guitar
Down Home Music - A Journey Through the Heartland
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
Lightnin' Hopkins: Rare Performances 1960-1979
Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985)