Mance Lipscomb
Actor · Texas
American blues singer and guitarist.
Movies4
Movie10.0DramaDocumentaryBlurring the line between documentary and fiction, THE BLUES UNDER THE SKIN dramatizes the tumultuous relationship of a young couple (Onike Lee and Roland Sanchez) as they struggle to overcome the barriers of poverty and prejudice that keep them from finding happiness together.
Movie6.7DocumentaryMusicA musical portrait of Texas blues songster Mance Lipscomb.
A Well Spent Life
1971 · 14 votes
Movie7.9DocumentaryMusicA musical portrait of Texas bluesman 'Lightnin' Hopkins. The film includes interviews and a performance by Hopkins. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2002.
The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins
1968 · 23 votes
MovieDocumentaryMusicIn 1963 German filmmaker Dietrich Wawzyn set out to shoot a series of films for German television that took him through the southern US in search of American jazz and roots music. He contacted Arhoolie Records founder Chris Strachwitz, who jumped at the chance to join him and share his enthusiasm for regional musical traditions. Wawzyn made three films dealing with blues, gospel, and hillbilly music. The negatives to those films were lost. This film recreates the journey from the best elements still available and includes much previously unreleased footage.