Lightnin' Hopkins American country blues singer songwriter guitarist and occasional pianist
Lightnin' Hopkins is a 69 years old American country blues singer songwriter guitarist and occasional pianist from . Lightnin' Hopkins was born on March 15, 1912 (died on January 30, 1982, he was 69 years old) in .
About
No, he died on 01/30/1982, 42 years ago. He was 69 years old when he died. Cause of death: esophageal cancer. He died in Houston
Works
Lightnin' Hopkins Albums (82)
There are 82 albums of Lightnin' Hopkins.
His last album King of Dowling Street Vol. 3: Live released 3 years 2 months ago. When King of Dowling Street Vol. 3: Live released, he was 108 years old. This album contains 17 tracks
His first album Autobiography in Blues released 63 years ago, he was 48 years old when this album released. There were 12 songs in this album.
King of Dowling Street Vol. 3: Live
King of Dowling Street Vol. 2: Rarities
King of Dowling Street Vol. 1: Favorites
Nothin' but the Blues . . . Live
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Popular Lightnin' Hopkins Songs
- Mojo Hand (Mojo Hand, released 62 years ago)
- Back To New Orleans (The Complete Prestige / Bluesville Recordings, released 33 years ago)
- Hello Central (The Best Of Lightnin' Hopkins, released 17 years ago)
- Bring Me My Shotgun (Mojo Hand Anthology, released 30 years ago)
- Devil Is Watching You (Lightnin' Strikes, released 61 years ago)
- Woke Up This Morning (Lightnin' Strikes, Vol. 1, released 52 years ago)
- Awful Dream (Mojo Hand Anthology, released 30 years ago)
- Black Ghost Blues (Double Blues, released 34 years ago)
- The Howling Wolf (Double Blues, released 34 years ago)
- I Woke Up This Morning (Double Blues, released 34 years ago)
Lightnin' Hopkins Movies (8)
There are 8 movies of Lightnin' Hopkins.
His first feature film was Be Here to Love Me (2005, as Himself (archive footage)). He was 93 when he starred in this movie. Since 2005, he has appeared in 8 feature films. The last one is The American Folk Blues Festival: The British Tours 1963-1966 (2007). In this movie, we watched him as himself .
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Lightnin' Hopkins movie characters
The names of the characters/jobs in the films he starred in are as follows:
| Character/Job | Movie | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Himself | Be Here to Love Me (2004) | 93 |
| Himself | The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins (1968) | 56 |
| Himself | Mr. Charlie, Your Rollin’ Mill Is Burnin’ Down (1969) | 56 |
| Himself | The Sun's Gonna Shine (1969) | 56 |
| Himself | Lightnin' Les (1968) | 55 |
| Himself | Lightnin' Hopkins: Rare Performances 1960-1979 (2001) | 89 |
| Himself | The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2 (2003) | 90 |
| Himself | The American Folk Blues Festival: The British Tours 1963-1966 (2007) | 95 |
Awards (1)
Awarded Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012 .
What was Lightnin''s zodiac sign?Lightnin' Hopkins zodiac sign was pisces.
Other facts about Lightnin' Hopkins
| Place of death | Houston |
|---|---|
| Genre | Texas blues, Country blues, Electric blues |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Record | Fire Records |
| Genre | Blues |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Work period (start) | 1946-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
| Manner of death | Natural Causes |
| Libris-URI | Wt7bgq8f5vbs8m3 |
| Cause of death | Esophageal Cancer |
| Ethnic group | African Americans |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
| Date of death | 1982-01-30T00:00:00Z |
| Family name | Hopkins. Show people with the surname Hopkins |
| Europeana entity | Agent/base/63086 |
