The Roman Senate assassinated Julius Caesar in 44 BC...
...but on this date March 15th 1935 Sam John "Lightnin" Hopkins was born in Centreville TX, and went on to be the most recorded Blues Musician in history.
Living a hard early life in hardscrabble share cropping, in and out of county prison farms, he was finally rewarded with an opportunity to tour with a group of young talent picked up by upstart Alladin Records in 1946, all the result of his earlier blues innoculation by legendary icon "Blind Lemon" Jefferson at age 8 during a Church picnic, and a love of the genre that charted his course from there on.
from a promotional handout 1949
biopic twin DVD with illustrations by noted blues officianado R. Crumb
33 1/3 original vinyl LP issued during the height of his career