Original photograph of Lightnin' [Lightning] Hopkins, circa 1970s

N.p. N.p., Circa 1970s. Vintage photograph of country blues musician Lightnin' Hopkins smoking a cigarette in his customary dark shades, circa 1970s.

Born Sam John Hopkins in Centerville, Texas, in 1912, Lightnin' Hopkins was influenced at an early age by Blind Lemon Jefferson, whom he met at a church picnic in Buffalo, Texas. He attempted to break into the music industry several times throughout the 1930s and early 1940s, ultimately unsuccessful until he was signed by Aladdin Records of Los Angeles in 1946. His prodigious output gained him acclaim throughout the 1950s, and he would also enjoy a period of renewed success in the 1960s, during the folk revival.

From the archive of the PIX Agency, an American photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers (as well as those still living in Europe) and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969.

10 x 8 inches, archivally mounted in a white mat measuring 14 x 18 inches. In an archival frame. Near Fine.

[Book #162788]