Cinematheque . Film Schedule . THE BLUES ACCORDIN' TO LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS & A WELL SPENT LIFE
Two by Les Blank! New Digital Restorations!
United States | 1970/71 | Les Blank, Skip Gerson
Two blues classics by the late, great Amerindie filmmaker Les Blank. The first is a portrait of a Texas singer, songwriter, and guitarist who lived from 1912 to 1982. The second profiles Mance Lipscomb (1895-1976), a Texas sharecropper and singer who is regarded by some as one of the greatest guitarists of all time. DCP. Total 75 min.
Co-sponsored by Roots of American Music. Shown as part of the Cleveland Foundation Uptown RootsFest in University Circle.
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