TY - ADVS AU - Blank,Les AU - Franklin,Alfred AU - Lipscomb,Elnora AU - Franklin,Hattie AU - Lipscomb,Mance ED - Les Blank Films (Firm), ED - Kanopy (Firm), TI - A Well Spent Life PY - 1971/// PB - Les Blank Films KW - Artists KW - Music KW - Documentary films KW - lcgft N1 - Title from title frames; Film; In Process Record; Alfred Franklin, Elnora Lipscomb, Hattie Franklin, Mance Lipscomb; Originally produced by Les Blank Films in 1971 N2 - A WELL SPENT LIFE is a deeply moving tribute to the Texas bluesman Mance Lipscomb, considered by many to be one of the greatest guitarists of all time. This glowing portrait of the legendary musician (also life-long husband and sharecropper) is among Les Blank’s special masterworks. Instead of growing bitter, tough times made Lipscomb sweet. Reportedly the favorite film of Kurt Vonnegut, Jr UR - https://tus.kanopy.com/node/11188200 UR - https://www.kanopy.com/node/11188200/external-image ER -