Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Lightnin' Hopkins Update

Lightnin' Hopkins to get historical marker in Third Ward | Houston & Texas News | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle: "Lightnin' Hopkins, the late legendary Houston blues musician, has been awarded a historical marker by the Texas Historical Commission.

The marker will likely be placed this fall at the corner of Dowling and Francis in the Third Ward.

The Centerville-born Sam Hopkins moved to Houston in the 1920s and lived here until his death in 1982.

A statue of Hopkins stands in Crockett, but his headstone in Forest Park Cemetery was the only public marker that tied Hopkins to this city."

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