The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins
Dec 20 1968
•1h 31m
•Documentary, Music
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
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Lightnin' Hopkins
Self
Billy Bizor
Self
Mance Lipscomb
Self
Ruth Ames
Self (as Ruth 'Blues' Ames)
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