The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins

movie

Released December 20, 1968

Genres:

Documentary
Music

Overview

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.

Cast

Lightnin' Hopkins
as
Self
no image
Billy Bizor
as
Self
no image
Mance Lipscomb
as
Self
no image
Ruth Ames
as
Self (as Ruth 'Blues' Ames)

Crew

Les Blank
as
Director
Skip Gerson
as
Director
Les Blank
as
Director of Photography
Les Blank
as
Producer

The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins

Genres:

Overview

Cast

Lightnin' Hopkins

Billy Bizor

Mance Lipscomb

Ruth Ames

Crew

Les Blank

Skip Gerson

Les Blank

Les Blank