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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Genre: Documentary, Music
Release: 1970
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