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Black History Month on Hulu: Watch Les Blank's Brilliant Doc 'The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins' for Free
The great Sam John "Lightnin'" Hopkins was immortalized in the late Les Blank's 1968 documentary The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins. And now, you can watch this great piece of filmmaking, for free, via Hulu. Blues Foundation Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Music Awards Set for May in Memphis
Here in 2014's class, three big sax men will be blown into the ranks: Big Jay McNeely, Eddie Shaw and Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson. Others luminaries will also be inducted in Memphis come May, including a posthumous nod to Holly Springs, Miss. patriarch R.L. Burnside and the late, open-tuning lover Robert Pete Williams.
