The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins

Name: The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 1968
Duration: 31 min
Rating: 7.9

1968 · 31 min

Documentary · Music

★ 7.9

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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.

Crew

Director Les Blank
Director Skip Gerson
Director of Photography Les Blank

Cast

Lightnin' Hopkins
Self
B
Billy Bizor
Self
Mance Lipscomb
Self
R
Ruth Ames
Self (as Ruth 'Blues' Ames)

Crew

Director — Les Blank
Director — Skip Gerson
Director of Photography — Les Blank

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