The Blues Accordin’ to Lightnin’ Hopkins

Name: The Blues Accordin’ to Lightnin’ Hopkins
Genre: Documentary, Music, Shorts
Released: 1968
Duration: 31 min

The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins

United States / English / 1968 / 31m

Synopsis

Les Blank creates a vivid portrait of bluesman Lightin’ Hopkins through a vital collection of musical performances and oral histories.

Cinematographer

Ruth Amesas Self (as Ruth 'Blues' Ames)

Streaming now, and why it pairs with this film

Both directed by Les Blank and Skip Gerson, and both starring Mance Lipscomb

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