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Sam John Hopkins (March 15, 1912 – January 30, 1982), better known as Lightnin’ Hopkins, was an American country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional pianist, from Houston, Texas. Rolling Stone magazine included Hopkins at number 71 on their list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.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".

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rdfs:comment	Sam John Hopkins (March 15, 1912 – January 30, 1982), better known as Lightnin’ Hopkins, was an American country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional pianist, from Houston, Texas. Rolling Stone magazine included Hopkins at number 71 on their list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.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".
foaf:name	Hopkins, Lightnin' Lightnin' Hopkins
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dc:description	Americancountry bluessinger, songwriter, guitarist and occasional pianist
foaf:givenName	Sam John Hopkins
active years end year	1981-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
active years start year	1946-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
background	solo_singer
birth date	1912-03-15(xsd:dateTime)
birth place	Centerville, Texas
birth year	1912-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
death date	1982-01-30(xsd:dateTime)
death place	City of Houston State of Texas
death year	1982-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
genre	Country blues Electric blues Texas blues
IMDB id	0064099
instrument	dbpedia:Guitar
occupation	dbpedia:Guitarist dbpedia:Singer-songwriter
record label	Gold Star Records Imperial Records dbpedia:Mercury_Records dbpedia:Verve_Records Arhoolie Records Folkways Records dbpedia:Decca_Records Modern Records dbpedia:Herald_Records dbpedia:Fire_Records dbpedia:Jewel_Records_(Shreveport_record_label) dbpedia:Tradition_Records dbpedia:Candid_Records Prestige Records dbpedia:Aladdin_Records dbpedia:Bluesville_Records dbpedia:Pacific_Jazz_Records dbpedia:RPM_Records_(United_States) dbpedia:Vee-Jay_Records
thumbnail	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lightnin'_Hopkins.jpg?width=300
is performer of	The Roots of Lightnin' Hopkins Blues in My Bottle
is associated band of	Big Mama Thornton Townes Van Zandt Benno, Marc Miles, Luke Buster Pickens Frankie Lee Sims Alexander, Alger Texas
is associated musical artist of	Big Mama Thornton Townes Van Zandt Benno, Marc Miles, Luke Buster Pickens Frankie Lee Sims Alexander, Alger Texas

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