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Sam John “Lightnin” Hopkins

Sam John “Lightnin” Hopkins – March 15th in African American History

March 15, 1912 Sam John “Lightnin” Hopkins, country blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter, was born in Centreville, Texas. Hopkins developed a deep appreciation of the blues at the age of eight, but did not make his first recording until 1946.

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