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15 Mar 1912. Centerville, Leon County, Texas, USA. Death. 30 Jan 1982 (aged 69) Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA. Burial. Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery. Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA Show Map. Plot. Section 23 (Lawn View), Lot 266, Space 11. From the road, he's southwest of the Zuchowski grave. Memorial ID. 2715. · View Source. Suggest Edits
Grave of Lightnin' Hopkins. Lightnin' Hopkins was born on March 15, 1912 and died in Houston, Texas due to Esophageal cancer on January 30, 1982.
After a prolific career that included approximately 100 recorded albums, and over 600 songs, Hopkins died in 1982; he is buried in Houston’s Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery. Erected 2010 by Texas Historical Commission.
Samuel John "Lightnin'" Hopkins (March 15, 1912 – January 30, 1982) [1] 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.
Oct 1, 1995 · He was buried in Forest Park Cemetery in Houston. In 2002 the town of Crockett in Houston County, east of the birthplace of Hopkins, erected a memorial statue honoring the bluesman in Lightnin’ Hopkins Park.
Apr 18, 2011 · Sam “Lightnin’” Hopkins, blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter, was born in Centerville, Texas in 1912 to sharecropping parents whose exact identities are unknown. At eight, Hopkins met legendary bluesman Blind Lemon Jefferson at a social function in Buffalo, Texas.
Feb 1, 1982 · Sam (Lightnin') Hopkins, one of the great country blues singers and perhaps the greatest single influence on rock guitar players, died Saturday in Houston, where he made his home.
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