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Lightnin Hopkins(1912-1982)

  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Lightnin Hopkins in The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins (1970)
Lightnin Hopkins was born on 15 March 1912 in Centerville, Texas, USA. He is known for Crazy Heart (2009), Everything Must Go (2010) and Superbad (2007). He died on 30 January 1982 in Houston, Texas, USA.
BornMarch 15, 1912
DiedJanuary 30, 1982(69)
BornMarch 15, 1912
DiedJanuary 30, 1982(69)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart (2009)
Crazy Heart
7.2
  • Soundtrack(as Lightnin' Hopkins)
  • 2009
Will Ferrell in Everything Must Go (2010)
Everything Must Go
6.4
  • Soundtrack(as Sam Lightnin' Hopkins)
  • 2010
Michael Cera and Jonah Hill in Superbad (2007)
Superbad
7.6
  • Soundtrack(as Lightnin' Hopkins)
  • 2007
Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith in Queen & Slim (2019)
Queen & Slim
7.1
  • Soundtrack
  • 2019

Credits

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Music Department

  • Grave Matters (2004)
    Grave Matters
    4.9
    Video
    • featuring the music of (as Sam Lightnin' Hopkins)
    • 2004
  • Come Back Baby (1968)
    Come Back Baby
    7.6
    • composer: additional music
    • 1968

Soundtrack

  • Daisy Edgar-Jones in Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)
    Where the Crawdads Sing
    7.2
    • performer: "The World's in a Tangle"
    • writer: "The World's in a Tangle" (as Lightnin' Hopkins)
    • 2022
  • Rachel Brosnahan in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017)
    The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
    8.6
    TV Series
    • performer: "Got To Move Your Baby"
    • writer: "Got To Move Your Baby"
    • 2019
  • Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith in Queen & Slim (2019)
    Queen & Slim
    7.1
    • writer: "Baby Please Don't Go"
    • 2019
  • Xabiani Ponce de León in This Is Not Berlin (2019)
    This Is Not Berlin
    6.5
    • performer: "Slavery (Slavery Time)"
    • writer: "Slavery (Slavery Time)"
    • 2019
  • Scott Bakula in NCIS: New Orleans (2014)
    NCIS: New Orleans
    6.8
    TV Series
    • performer: "The Howling Wolf"
    • 2019
  • The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter (2018)
    The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter
    5.5
    • performer: "Baby Please Don't Do Me Wrong"
    • writer: "Baby Please Don't Do Me Wrong"
    • 2018
  • Brendan Gleeson in Mr. Mercedes (2017)
    Mr. Mercedes
    7.7
    TV Series
    • performer: "The Howling Wolf"
    • writer: "The Howling Wolf"
    • 2017
  • Eryn Wilson, Tim W. Kelly, David Van Horn, Fraser Brown, Shara Connolly, Phil Brown, Emmett Skilton, Chelsie Preston Crayford, Ben Van Lier, Phil Peleton, Ian Bell, Matt Whelan, Andrew Blair, Adam Jonas Segaller, Alexandra Corin Johnston, Akira Matsumoto, Jade Albany Pietrantonio, and Holly Shervey in American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story (2017)
    American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • performer: "I'm Wild About You Baby" (uncredited)
    • 2017
  • Parov Stelar feat. Lightnin' Hopkins: The Burning Spider
    Music Video
    • performer: "The Burning Spider"
    • 2017
  • Long Strange Trip (2017)
    Long Strange Trip
    8.2
    • writer: "Ain't It Crazy (The Rub)", "Katie Mae" (uncredited)
    • 2017
  • Mafia III (2016)
    Mafia III
    7.0
    Video Game
    • performer: "Black Ghost Blues", "Sinner's Prayer", "The Howling Wolf"
    • writer: "Black Ghost Blues", "Sinner's Prayer", "The Howling Wolf" (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 2016
  • Ghosting (2016)
    Ghosting
    5.0
    • performer: "Lonesome Graveyard", "The Devil is Watching You"
    • writer: "Lonesome Graveyard"
    • 2016
  • James Baldwin in I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
    I Am Not Your Negro
    7.9
    • lyrics: "The Jailhouse Blues"
    • music: "The Jailhouse Blues"
    • performer: "Baby, Please Don't Go" ...
    • 2016
  • A Country Called Home (2015)
    A Country Called Home
    5.9
    • performer: "Trouble In Mind"
    • writer: "Trouble In Mind"
    • 2015
  • Robert Pattinson and Dane DeHaan in Life (2015)
    Life
    6.1
    • performer: "I'm Wild About You Baby"
    • 2015

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Lightnin' Hopkins
  • Born
    • March 15, 1912
    • Centerville, Texas, USA
  • Died
    • January 30, 1982
    • Houston, Texas, USA(esophageal cancer)
  • Other works
    CD: "Prestige Profiles" (Fantasy) (2-disc set)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 400-402. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998.

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