The great Texas bluesman Sam (Lightnin') Hopkins is captured brilliantly in this deeply moving film. Filmmaker Les Blank reveals Lightnin's inspiration, and features a generous helping of classic blues. Includes performances at an outdoor barbeque and a black rodeo; and a visit to his boyhood town of Centerville, Texas. The film was made in 1969, 12 years before Hopkins� death due to esophagal cancer in 1982. 

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