As Actor
The American Folk Blues Festival: The British Tours 1963-1966
2007
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Lightnin' Hopkins
Acting
Birth date
March 15, 1912
Birth place
Centerville, Texas
Death date
January 30, 1982
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.
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