Lightnin' Hopkins
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Samuel John "Lightnin'" Hopkins was an American country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional pianist from Centerville, Texas. In 2010, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him No. 71 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.
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Les BlankAlso in The Sun's Gonna Shine (1969)
Lonnie JohnsonAlso in Blues like Showers of Rain (1970)
Woody HermanAlso won Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Benny CarterAlso won Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Louis JordanAlso won Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
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United StatesCategory
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1912 to 1982 · aged 69
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