video is made of scenes from the documentary film "The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins" (1970)
A portrait of the great Texas bluesman, 'Lightnin' Hopkins. The film includes interviews and a performance by Hopkins.
more info:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064099/
that's actually Hopkins cousin, Billy Bizor, on harp not Sonny Terry...it was filmed at a barbecue, a party and a rodeo in rural Texas in 1967 and both Hopkins and Bizor are blind drunk...as usual..
cblanch 1 week ago
that lick at 4:01 is IT! never heard anyone do a lick like that before....
jdallen6104 1 month ago
It's Billy Bizor on harp. Read the credits. He was a long time friend of Lightnin'
fdspokane 1 month ago
This is so badass. Can't get enough of this, right here..
tokyohalogen 1 month ago
Lightnin' Hopkins was a classic. Thanks for posting.
jeffrey2711 1 month ago
Sam Hopkins was more or less a one man band, what fantastic clips, must get the whole vid.
Tks for the upload.
beowulf3075 1 month ago
this is beautiful the whole smooth thang yeeeow
MrAussie1957 2 months ago
1:45 wowwwwwwwww
Fruscianteistheman 2 months ago
It's not Sonny Terry, but Texan Sidney Maiden on harp though.
OtisSpain 3 months ago
@COCOLAKED Lightnin' was playing this song before the word "twist" was invented!
pinoyblues69 4 months ago