Get With It (Charlie Feathers)

Get With It (Charlie Feathers)

ink and acrylic on found wood

January, 2013

 

Charlie Feathers gave Elvis a run for his money when it came to rockin' the Sun Records styled boogie.  Feathers was much more country and honky tonk in the long run.  He was taught guitar, by the guy I would want to teach me guitar...Junior Kimbrough,  one of my favorite blues players. I finally got to hear some recordings of the two together...real nice!

Lycanthropy Stomp/ Hillbilly Werewolf

Lycanthropy Stomp/ Hillbilly Werewolf

 ink and acrylic on found wood
January 2013

A fun piece inspired by Hank Ray and Raymen's Hillbilly Werewolf  song. Drawing monsters was the thing that got me into art in the first place so long ago.  Music is the thing that keeps the juices flowin' nowadays. I started this piece in the hospital the after my son Ira was born...finally got around finishing it!

Count the Days That I am Gone (Rosa Lee Hill)

Count the Days That I am Gone (Rosa Lee Hill)

 ink and acrylic on found wood
January, 2013

Rosa Lee Hill was the product of hard livin' in a Mississippi Hill Country musical family. She was niece to Sid Hemphill, which made her cousins to Jessie Mae Hemphill.  She is on record thanks to George Mitchell.  Very haunting stuff...The Bullying Well is an amazing song, they all are amazing!
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In the Sweet Bye & Bye (Margaret Kilgallen)

pencil, ink, and acrylic on bottle cap on found wood.

January 2013

Margaret Kilgallen was a force of nature.  She was a mother, a wife, an amazing artist, and superhero taken way too soon from this planet.  This is a teeny tiny painting, 3.5" x 4", for a show about the male perspective on feminism...I don't know if I hit the mark, but I have waited to pay tribute to Margaret for a long time now. Long live Matokie Slaughter!!!
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Rockin' Daddy (Howlin' Wolf)

Rockin' Daddy (Howlin' Wolf)

pencil, ink, and acrylic on found wood.

January 2013

 

Howlin' Wolf...what can be said that hasn't a million times over. The dude was a bad-ass, a true originator, imitated by many! A solid line can be traced from Chester to Captain Beefheart, to Tom Waits, to Clutch, to Man Man...and honestly countless others in between all those favorites of mine. Man o man, his vocal styling is downright deadly! I love it. One of his albums was one of the first I ever bought in Columbus, when I first moved here in '98.

Good Morning Judge (Furry Lewis)

Good Morning Judge (Furry Lewis)

pencil, ink, and acrylic on found wood.

January 2013

Furry Lewis is one of my all time favorite blues cats.  His versions of John Henry and Casey Jones are nothing short of amazing. He has a very fun and laid back vocal delivery and plays a mean as has hell slide. Furry was one of the Memphis blues scene masters, if not thee master.  He made some sweet recordings in the 20's, became a street sweeper in during the depression and was "discovered" again during the folk boom of the late 50's and enjoyed a solid recording career til his death. He just looks like a fun, friendly, wiley ol' cuss.
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Every Day in the Week (Pink Anderson)

Everyday in the Week (Pink Anderson)

pencil, ink, and acrylic on found can lid on found wood.

January 2013

Pink Anderson is one of thee stalwarts of the Piedmont blues style. He earned his chops on the medicine circuit and became one of thee most renown Carolina bluesmen of all time.  I love his laid back vocal delivery and light Piedmont finger pickin'...great stuff.
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Oscar Charleston

Oscar Charleston

pencil, ink, Great Divide's Hibernation Ale on paper.

January 2013

Oscar Charleston was one of thee best ball players ever...among both the Negro Leagues and White Leagues.  He could knock the snot outta the ball. He was smart, aggressive, and a wicked center fielder. He has been rated in the top 10 players of all time and earned the admiration of follow players and fans.

Little Bit's Blues (Little Laura Dukes)

Little Bit's Blues (Little Laura Dukes)

ink and acrylic on found wood, January 2013.

Little Laura Dukes was a huge presence  on many a stage and a recording date on Beale Street during Beale Street's heyday, when the likes of Gus Cannon, Jack Kelley, and Will Batts ruled the town. Standing 4' 9", she was the "utility" string player, and she loved the uke. She was affectionately called "Little Bit" by her peers.