Based on scores of interviews with the artist's relatives, friends, lovers, producers, accompanists, managers, and fans, this biography of Lightnin' Hopkins reveals a man of many layers and contradictions. It chronicles his life on the open road playing blues music and doing odd jobs.

The blues accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins: A portrait of Texas bluesman Lightin' Hopkins created via a collection of musical performances and oral histories. God respects us when we work, but loves us when we dance: A look at hippies and flower children as they dance and create rituals during the Los Angeles "Love-In" of Easter Sunday, 1967. Spend it all: A portrayal of the lives and music of the French-speaking Cajuns of Louisiana.

Collection of performances in England by blues legends.

The blues accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins: A portrait of Texas bluesman Lightin' Hopkins created via a collection of musical performances and oral histories. God respects us when we work, but loves us when we dance: A look at hippies and flower children as they dance and create rituals during the Los Angeles "Love-In" of Easter Sunday, 1967. Spend it all: A portrayal of the lives and music of the French-speaking Cajuns of Louisiana. A well spent...