Question Mark in 1997, stylin'!One of my proudest moments as a bar owner was back in '98 when we got Camel cigarettes to pay for our Christmas party at the Lakeside Lounge (nowadays, in NY State it's illegal to take [...]
Robert Nighthawk
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Robert Nighthawk (far right) and the Nighthawks.Robert Lee McCollum aka Robert Lee McCoy aka Robert Nighthawk. Ernest Lane, Robert Nighthawk, Hazel McCollum. The First Rockabilly Record? Dig the slap bass, 1951. [...]
Percy Mayfield
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Percy Mayfield, Specialty Records promo shot, 1950 Percy Mayfield with Ray Charles, 1961. Percy near the end, notice the facial scars from the car accident.\At home with Percy Mayfield, early 80's.For those of you [...]
The Fugs, Goodbye Tuli Kupferberg
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The Fugs 1966 (Tuli w/tambourine)Tuli Kupferberg near the end, he never lost his looks. Tuli Kupeferberg of the Fugs died last Monday, age 86, he looked exactly the same as he did46 years ago (full obit here). For [...]
Gillian's Found Photo #51
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Among the strange rituals found in the American suburbs in the late 20th century, perhaps one of the most peculiar, and least studied is that of "ass Twister", a rite of passage said to be particularly popular with Mormons, [...]
Pee Wee Crayton
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Classic Crown budget LP- where's that Stratocaster today? Pee Wee Crayton when he was a star, 1951. Pee Wee Crayton takes his Strat to the Apollo, 1954. Pee Wee Crayton, sharkskin suit, Strat and trash can, the trash [...]
Gillian's Found Photo #50
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Fang's back with her 50th found photo, and it's a classic. This young lady not only got her trip to Vegas complete with tickets for Elvis himself, she got to meet the man. Date: February 18, 1970 and Elvis was lookin' good. [...]
Otis Rush
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Otis Rush, southpaw. Otis Rush's recording debut. Another good 'un, the horns seem be laughing at him. Otis Rush's masterpiece, with Ike Turner on 2nd guitar. Otis Rush, a conk and shades. Circa '66, wailin'.Otis [...]
Emmett Miller
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Emmett Miller with F.E. Miller, the math bit would later be adopted by Abott & Costello, and later by Bernie Maddoff. There is little I can add to the subject of Emmett Miller that hasn't already been covered by Nick Tosches in his definitive volume [...]
Cockfighter (1974)
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From Cockfighter, Monte Hellman's best movie.I was quite surprised a few months ago while leafing through the New York Times Sunday Arts section, to see that director Monte Hellman was not only still alive, but at age 78 has a new movie coming out (called [...]
Blind Willie Dunn (Eddie Lang and Lonnie Johnson)
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Eddie Lang with Joe Venuti Eddie Lang and Lonnie JohnsonAlthough he doesn't get a solo and the song is pretty lame, you can see Eddie Lang in the front right in the first shot of the band (Paul Whiteman's Orchestra). [...]
