The Blues Accordin’ to Lightnin’ Hopkins
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.
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Genre: Documentary, Music
Director: Les Blank, Skip Gerson
Actors: Billy Bizor, Lightnin' Hopkins, Mance Lipscomb, Ruth Ames
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