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Lightnin' Hopkins

Centerville, United States

Lightnin' Hopkins is credited on 1,563 releases across 477 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1952–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,563

Pressings credited

477

Albums

8

Decades active

374

In collections

Biography

Samuel John "Lightnin'" Hopkins (March 15, 1912 – January 30, 1982) 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.

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Credited work

1,563 releases · 477 albums · active 1952–2026

  • Performance · 3,400
  • Other credits · 114
  • Production · 2
  • Engineering · 1

Studios: Fillmore East · Nola Recording Studios · The Keystone, Berkeley · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

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