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Cool rock n roll photos
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Fear and Fishbone at the airport. In the center, Lee Ving of Fear and Angelo Moore and Chris Dowd of Fishbone.
Ray Charles, Redd Foxx, Orson Welles and Demond Wilson on the set of Sanford and Son.
We mostly think of Jimi and a Strat.
big fat bass strings- closest to his heart...
This is a picture I took of Angus while I was on acid. I don't know how the camera knew.
The late Brian James, guitarist for The Damned, with Marc Bolan
Jesse Fuller…
From Cary Baker:
"One-man blues band and street singer Jesse Fuller (March 12, 1896 – January 29, 1976), was born 129 years ago in Jonesboro, Ga. The musical multi-tasker, who migrated first to Los Angeles and later to the Bay Area in the 1920s, is best remembered for his song "San Francisco Bay Blues."
Fuller simultaneously sang and played 12-string guitar, harmonica, kazoo, cymbal (high-hat) and fotdella. What's a fotdella, you ask? Check it out in the right-hand side of this photo. Also known as a foot piano, it's essentially a foot-operated percussion bass, consisting of an upright wood box, shaped like the top of a double bass, with a short neck at the top, and six piano bass strings attached to the neck and stretched down over the body. The name was coined by his wife, who took to calling the instrument a "foot-diller."
Fuller was an acknowledged inspiration to Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, the Grateful Dead and Hot Tuna, among others. From his short stint in L.A., he quite improbably became a friend of legendary actor Douglas Fairbanks, who cast him as an extra in the 1924 film 'The Thief of Bagdad.' His fotdella is now in possession of the Smithsonian Institution."
From Cary Baker:
"One-man blues band and street singer Jesse Fuller (March 12, 1896 – January 29, 1976), was born 129 years ago in Jonesboro, Ga. The musical multi-tasker, who migrated first to Los Angeles and later to the Bay Area in the 1920s, is best remembered for his song "San Francisco Bay Blues."
Fuller simultaneously sang and played 12-string guitar, harmonica, kazoo, cymbal (high-hat) and fotdella. What's a fotdella, you ask? Check it out in the right-hand side of this photo. Also known as a foot piano, it's essentially a foot-operated percussion bass, consisting of an upright wood box, shaped like the top of a double bass, with a short neck at the top, and six piano bass strings attached to the neck and stretched down over the body. The name was coined by his wife, who took to calling the instrument a "foot-diller."
Fuller was an acknowledged inspiration to Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, the Grateful Dead and Hot Tuna, among others. From his short stint in L.A., he quite improbably became a friend of legendary actor Douglas Fairbanks, who cast him as an extra in the 1924 film 'The Thief of Bagdad.' His fotdella is now in possession of the Smithsonian Institution."
Maybe not a "rock n roll" shot, but jazz related…
…former Manhattan Transfer vocalist Cheryl Bentyne, accompanied by a guitarist in the Joe Pass mold, Bob Hamilton…
They were performing last night at a gallery opening party(she was also one of the exhibitors)where the theme was artwork by music people, some known, some esoteric or under the radar.
There was a bit of absurdity in that while he had a small amp, she had no PA of any kind, and with the typical crowd ambient chit-chat of such an event, she could barely be heard at times. She had some health issues that led to her leaving MT years ago, and I don't know if maybe that affected her projection, but she gave it her all.
Anyway, this is the exhibition…
gallerymadkat.com
…former Manhattan Transfer vocalist Cheryl Bentyne, accompanied by a guitarist in the Joe Pass mold, Bob Hamilton…
They were performing last night at a gallery opening party(she was also one of the exhibitors)where the theme was artwork by music people, some known, some esoteric or under the radar.
There was a bit of absurdity in that while he had a small amp, she had no PA of any kind, and with the typical crowd ambient chit-chat of such an event, she could barely be heard at times. She had some health issues that led to her leaving MT years ago, and I don't know if maybe that affected her projection, but she gave it her all.
Anyway, this is the exhibition…
MAD.KAT GALLERY - CURRENT
MAD.KAT Gallery is the latest creation of Kim A. Tolman. Kim is a multi-faceted artist and designer who has amassed an impressive portfolio in theatre, film/TV/commercials, and themed entertainment. A native of Germany, Kim has gathered several regional awards for her theatre scenic designs and...
gallerymadkat.com
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Orville Peck and Michael Stipe.
Seventeen year-old Carole King with session guitarist Jerry Landis (aka Paul Simon) at an RCA Studio session in New York, 1959.
