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". Mack McCormick
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.
Rolling Stone magazine ranked him number 71 on its list of the 100 greatest
guitarists of all time.