Lightnin' Hopkins

Acting

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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.

Known for

The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins

Lightnin' Hopkins: Rare Performances 1960-1979

Mr. Charlie, Your Rollin’ Mill Is Burnin’ Down

Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985)

The American Folk Blues Festival: The British Tours 1963-1966

Credits

Be Here to Love Me (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins (1968)
as Self
Lightnin' Hopkins: Rare Performances 1960-1979 (2001)
as Himself
Mr. Charlie, Your Rollin’ Mill Is Burnin’ Down (1969)
as Himself
Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985) (1985)
as Self
The American Folk Blues Festival: The British Tours 1963-1966 (2007)
as Himself
Lightnin' Les (1968)
as Himself
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2 (2003)
as Himself
Blues like Showers of Rain (1970)
as Himself (voice)
The Sun's Gonna Shine (1969)
as Himself
This Ain't No Mouse Music! (2014)
as Self
Texas Blues Guitar (1996)
as Self
Down Home Music - A Journey Through the Heartland (1963)
as self
Masters of the Country Blues - Mance Lipscomb and Lightnin' Hopkins (2000)
as Self