Lightnin' Hopkins

Birthday: March 15th, 1912 Date of Death: January 30th, 1982 Place of Birth: Centerville, Texas

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.