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Born: March 15, 1912 in Centerville, TX
Years Active: 30 's, 40 's, 50 's, 60 's, 70 's
Died: January 30, 1982 in Houston, TX
Genre: Blues

Biography:
Sam Hopkins was a Texas country bluesman of the highest caliber whose career began in the 1920s and stretched all the way into the 1980s. Along the way, Hopkins watched the genre change remarkably, but he never appreciably altered his mournful Lone S ...More >>

Discography: 2003 Trip on Blues 2002 Live at Newport 2002 Goin' Back Home [Prestige Elite] 1997 Shake It Baby [Boomerang] 1997 Great Electric Show and Dance More >>

Filmograpy:

2003	Texas Blues Guitar
2000	Masters of the Country Blues: Mance Lipscomb and Lightnin' Hopkins
1999	The Black Big Bands
1995	Lightnin' Hopkins: Rare Performances 1960-79

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Member Of: Lightnin' Hopkins & Blues Summit More >> Similar Artists: Melvin "Lil' Son" Jackson Robert Pete Williams Blind Lemon Jefferson L.C. Williams Lightnin' Slim More >>

Influenced By: Robert Johnson Big Bill Broonzy Sleepy John Estes Blind Lemon Jefferson Mance Lipscomb More >> Followers: Billy Bizor Smokin' Joe Kubek Kerry Kearney Peppermint Harris Albert Collins More >>

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