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The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins(1968)
Status: Released
Date: 1968-12-20
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Time: 0h 31m
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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.
Languages: English.
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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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1968-12-20
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