Name: Lightnin' Hopkins
Birthday: 15 March 1912
Deathday: 30 January 1982
Place of Birth: Centerville, Texas
Known For: Acting
Samuel John "Lightnin'" Hopkins 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.
