Personal Info
Known ForActing
GenderMale
BirthdayMarch 14, 1912 (113 years old)
Place of BirthCenterville, Texas
Lightnin' Hopkins
Biography
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 American Folk Blues Festival: The British Tours 1963-1966
Masters of the Country Blues - Mance Lipscomb and Lightnin' Hopkins
Texas Blues Guitar
Down Home Music - A Journey Through the Heartland
The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins
The Sun's Gonna Shine
Mr. Charlie, Your Rollin’ Mill Is Burnin’ Down
Be Here to Love Me
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
Lightnin' Hopkins: Rare Performances 1960-1979
Lightnin' Les
Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985)
Blues like Showers of Rain
This Ain't No Mouse Music!