PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on American folk musician/vocalist Woody Guthrie playing alongside folky African-American bluesman Leadbelly (on 12-string guitar) in Chicago, IL, c. 1940. 📸: ?
Man, never knew these two crossed paths before, but the fact that these pictures exist at all is a thing of beauty all its own.
Kenny Wayne Shepherd -- playing the famous "David Gilmour Black Strat" -- with The Jim Irsay Band - Shrine Auditorium; Los Angeles, CA (1-11-24). @KWShepherd @IrsayCollection @davidgilmour
"...I TRIED TO CAPTURE HIS WILD ONSTAGE PERSONA, THE SCARY-BUT-FUNNY GUY WHO AROSE FROM A COFFIN..."
PIC INFO: Spotlight on legendary screamer, shouter, and all around rocker "Screamin'" Jay Hawkins, illustrated by his old pal William Stout for his 2013 "Legends of the Blues" portrait series.
"Jay Hawkins was a friend of mine. We met on the set of "American Hot Wax." We saw each other socially and exchanged correspondence when he was out of town. He was a huge guy with an geodetic memory for 1950s rhythm and blues. I could play him any R&B record from the '50s. With one listen he could tell me who each player was on the record. Amazing!
In my portrait of Jay I tried to capture his wild onstage persona, the scary-but-funny guy who arose from a coffin to sing his signature tune "I Put a Spell On You" or his classic "Constipation Blues." I miss this surprisingly kind and gentle man."
-- WILLIAM STOUT, American fantasy artist/painter/illustrator of 2013's "Legends of the Blues"
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