Lightnin' Hopkins

Not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Eligible since: 1985

First Recording: 1959

Previously Considered? No  what's this?

Lightnin' Hopkins
HALL OF FAME INDICATORS
🔲Rolling Stone 500 Albums
🔲Rolling Stone 500 Songs
🔲Rolling Stone Cover
🔲Saturday Night Live
🔲Major Festival Headliner
🔲Songwriters Hall of Fame
🔲“Big Four” Grammys

Inducted into Rock Hall Projected in 2024 (ranked #19 in the Influences - Rock Era category) .

Essential Albums (?)WikipediaYouTube
Lightnin' and The Blues (1960)
Mojo Hand (1962)

Essential Songs (?)WikipediaYouTube
Automobile Blues (1949)
Shotgun Blues (1950)

Lightnin' Hopkins @ Wikipedia

Will Lightnin' Hopkins be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?
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In terms of influence and originality he should already be in. Oversight.

Posted by ddb on Monday, 05/20/2013 @ 12:21pm


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