The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins

Name: The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins
Director: Les Blank
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 1968-12-20
Duration: 31 min
Rating: 7.864
Cast: Lightnin' Hopkins, Billy Bizor, Mance Lipscomb, Ruth Ames

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The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins

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Released

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Flower Films

Aired

1968-12-20

The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins

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.

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Lightnin' Hopkins

Self

Billy Bizor

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Mance Lipscomb

Self (as Ruth 'Blues' Ames)

Ruth Ames

The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins

The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins

The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins

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