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| Birth name | Samuel John Hopkins |
| Born | March 15, 1912 Centerville, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | January 30, 1982 (aged 69) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1946–1982 |
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Samuel John "Lightnin'" Hopkins (March 15, 1912 – January 30, 1982)[1] 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.[2]
The musicologist Robert "Mack" McCormick opined that Hopkins is "the embodiment of the jazz-and-poetry spirit, representing its ancient form in the single creator whose words and music are one act".[3] He influenced Townes Van Zandt, Hank Williams, Jr., and a generation of blues musicians such as Stevie Ray Vaughan, whose Grammy-nominated song "Rude Mood" was directly inspired by the Texan's song "Hopkins' Sky Hop".[4][5] In his own lifetime, Hopkins was one of the initial inductees in 1980 to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
- ^ Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues: A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara, California: Praeger. p. 294. ISBN 978-0313344237.
- ^ "Lightnin' Hopkins | Rolling Stone Music | Lists". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
- ^ Russell, Tony (1997). The Blues: From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray. Dubai: Carlton Books. p. 64. ISBN 1-85868-255-X.
- ^ "26th Grammy Awards - 1984". Rock on the Net.
- ^ "Stevie Ray Vaughan - Interview 06/23/88". 23 June 1988. Retrieved 28 Jul 2014 – via YouTube.