Lightnin' Hopkins

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lightnin%27_Hopkins
GPTKB entity
Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musician
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:B._B._King
gptkbp:active_years gptkb:1940
gptkb:1982
gptkbp:associated_act Texas blues
gptkbp:birth_date 1912-03-15
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Centerville,_Texas
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Forest_Park_Lawndale_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:death_date 1982-01-30
gptkbp:died_in gptkb:Houston,_Texas
gptkbp:genre blues
folk blues
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lightnin' Hopkins
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:John_Lee_Hooker
gptkb:Bob_Dylan
gptkb:Jimi_Hendrix
gptkb:Eric_Clapton
gptkb:Stevie_Ray_Vaughan
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Blind_Lemon_Jefferson
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:musician
gptkbp:known_for live performances
storytelling in lyrics
fingerpicking technique
improvisational style
expressive voice
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Lightnin'
gptkbp:notable_song gptkb:Buddy_Brown's_Blues
gptkb:Katie_Mae_Blues
gptkb:Mojo_Hand
gptkb:Penitentiary_Blues
Tim Moore's Farm
gptkbp:record_label gptkb:Vanguard_Records
gptkbp:recorded_by gptkb:Sam_Lightnin'_Hopkins
gptkb:B._B._King
gptkb:Muddy_Waters
gptkb:Howlin'_Wolf
gptkb:T-Bone_Walker
gptkbp:spouse Jewel Hopkins
gptkbp:website lightninhopkins.com