Dec 20, 1968
31 min
Full-HD

The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins (1968)

Les Blank's portrait of the great Texas bluesman, 'Lightnin' Hopkins. The film includes interviews and a performance by Hopkins. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2002.

Category

Documentary Music

Country

United States of America

Companies

Flower Films

Lightnin' Hopkins

Self

Billy Bizor

Self

Mance Lipscomb

Self

Ruth Ames

Self (as Ruth 'Blues' Ames)

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