The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins
Part of Les Blank: Always for Pleasure
1968•31m•7.9/10
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7.9/10(23)
A musical portrait of Texas bluesman 'Lightnin' Hopkins. The film includes interviews and a performance by Hopkins. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2002.
Production
Flower Films
Language
EN
Status
Released
Release Date
Available in Your Library
Cast
Lightnin' Hopkins
Self
Billy Bizor
Self
Mance Lipscomb
Self
Ruth Ames
Self (as Ruth 'Blues' Ames)
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