The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins

31m
DocumentaryMusic
7.8

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.

Cast

Lightnin' Hopkins
Self
Billy Bizor
Self
Mance Lipscomb
Self
Ruth Ames
Self (as Ruth 'Blues' Ames)

Crew

Les Blank
Director, Director of Photography, Producer
Skip Gerson
Director

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