Portrait of the great Lightnin Hopkins.

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I like this, Micheal. Marvelous character in that face. Great lyrics.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Fri 22 Mar 12:12:53

Tick tock rock lovely piece Michael

Posted by Dennis Rounding on Fri 22 Mar 12:15:04

Thanks Lewis.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Fri 22 Mar 12:15:10

Thanks Dennis.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Fri 22 Mar 12:16:17

Super blues singer guitarist, influenced many of the 1960's British groups. Good drawing of him, with his famous hat.

Posted by Stephen Slater on Fri 22 Mar 17:12:48

Thanks Stephen. Yes, a special musician and writer.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Fri 22 Mar 17:14:35

Don't remember him but he looks quite a character, I like the lyrics!

Posted by Margaret Beynon on Fri 22 Mar 20:13:32

Thanks Margaret.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Fri 22 Mar 20:20:59

Great story within this portrait Michael. His face contains a life full of living and events. Love the teeth and cigar.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Fri 22 Mar 22:02:03

Thanks Carole.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Fri 22 Mar 22:11:14

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22/03/2019

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B6 Pencil. Portrait of The Great Lightnin Hopkins, ‘Lightnin’s Blues’ See https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DCSacpEIYWY ‘Everybody dies with ‘the heart trouble’ ‘ cause when that tick tock stops ticking you don’t keep time no more’ (Lightnin Hopkins - Lightnin’s Blues)

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Michael Mcmanus

I was born in 1946. In the 1960s and part of the 70s I was an airman in the Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm. I joined Durham Constabulary in 1971. In 1999 I retired from policing and began teaching sociology and criminology at Durham University with emphasis on policing and researching crime. I am drawn…

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