Shertila has posted a couple of nice Honeyboy pictures on Flickr. They are from the recent gig in Birkenhead.
David “Honeyboy” Edwards in Birkenhead
Originally uploaded by shertila.
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Pictures of the reformed Hoax in the Netherlands.
More pictures at the Blues Magazine Flickr site
The Hoax - Ribs & Blues 2008 Raalte #1, originally uploaded by Blues Magazine.
This one arrived on Flickr recently. A fabulous shot of Magic Slim
Magic Slim, originally uploaded by -axel.
There are some good photos with some blues content from Memphis native Michael W. Freem.
2007_1007Hopson0021, originally uploaded by michaelwfreem.
Les Thomas, homesteader, Pie Town, New Mexico (LOC), originally uploaded by The Library of Congress.
I didn’t see many photos directly relating to blues however what I can say is that this is a stunning set of pictures all taken in the 1930s and the 1940s in the USA.
From the site….
“These vivid color photos from the Great Depression and World War II capture an era generally seen only in black-and-white. Photographers working for the United States Farm Security Administration (FSA) and later the Office of War Information (OWI) created the images between 1939 and 1944.We invite your tags and comments! Also, more identification information. (The current titles come from the agency’s original documentation, which was sometimes incomplete.)The FSA/OWI pictures depict life in the United States, including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, with a focus on rural areas and farm labor, as well as aspects of World War II mobilization, including factories, railroads, aviation training, and women working.The original images are color transparencies ranging in size from 35 mm. to 4×5 inches. They complement the better-known black-and-white FSA/OWI photographs, made during the sameperiod.The Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division preservesthe original photographs and offers the digital copies to ensure their wide availability.”
You can see the full set on Flickr
Interestingly I did not see many black faces in these photo sets. I’m a bit uncomfortable about that but I suppose that…
1. It’s a different country
2. It’s a fair while ago.
There is a picture of what may be a a pretty run down Juke Joint in Florida
http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2178279729/
A couple of days after his excellent show at the International Guitar Festival in Birkenhead, Otis Grand and the Big Blues Band played in France.
_MG_5643, originally uploaded by laurent.lagarde.
The whole set is here.
Muddy Waters, originally uploaded by Photo’s by The Swamper.
There are over 50 excellent vintage photos over on Flickr in the set by The Swamper.
A whole batch of black history photos have been added to Flickr. Here’s a lovely publicity picture of a very young B.B. King.
BB King, originally uploaded by Discover Black Heritage.
Here’s a great recent photo of James. I wonder how he keeps that beard clean?
Flickr photo James Harman
Originally uploaded by CWDPhotos.
How good is this for a mock up of an old bluesman.
Cool eh?
Flickr photo Waitin’ On A Train Originally uploaded by MKBrock.
Dick Waterman’s biography starts….
Agent, manager, producer, promoter, Dick Waterman is the only person inducted in The Blues Hall of Fame who was not either a performing artist or a record company executive. He established himself in the Blues community as a diligent advocate for the artists and the art of Blues. Waterman is primarily known today as an archivist and photographer of Blues, Country, Rock and Jazz legends from Mississippi John Hurt to Mick Jagger and Eric Clapton. His commitment to documenting the Blues artists he worked with and came into contact with throughout the years is legendary.
He has taken some fantastic photographs from the 1960s up until today and you can see many of these at Dick’s website.
My favoutite is the photo of Ray Charles from 1993
You can see in advance the photos that will eventually be on Matt’s website.
Here is a photoshoot from Canada.
Flickr photo Matt Schofield, originally uploaded by neuroticjose.
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