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The Blues accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins

Title: The Blues accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins [motion picture] / directed by Les Blank.
Publication: [El Cerrito, CA] : Flower Films, 1969.

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Description

1 film reel (30 min.) : sd., col.; 16 mm.

Summary

Focuses on blues singer Lightnin' Hopkins, who reveals the inspiration for his blues. Captures, through Hopkins' words and songs, the Black culture of Texas, which reaches back to poverty, hard times, and a deep love of the land.

Subject

Genre/Form

Music.

Credits (note)

Advisors, John A. Lomax, Jr., Larry Skoog.

Performer (note)

"...with Billy Bizor, Mance Lipscomb, Ruth "Blues" Ames and the people of Texas 1967 and Porter Houston's Bar-B-Q"

Call Number

Sc Visual VRA-249

OCLC

NYPG98-F77

Title

The Blues accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins [motion picture] / directed by Les Blank.

Imprint

[El Cerrito, CA] : Flower Films, 1969.

Performer

"...with Billy Bizor, Mance Lipscomb, Ruth "Blues" Ames and the people of Texas 1967 and Porter Houston's Bar-B-Q"

Credits

Advisors, John A. Lomax, Jr., Larry Skoog.

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Blank, Les. Director

Hopkins, Lightnin', 1912-1982.

Flower Films (Firm)

Research Call Number

Sc Visual VRA-249 Service copy

Sc Visual MPB-194 Original of: Sc Visual VRA-249

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