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Lightnin’ Hopkins
LOS ANGELES – JULY 6: Bluesman Lightnin' Hopkins seen through the window of the studio while recording his album 'Penitentiary Blues' on July, 6, 1960 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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