“That girl you had didn’t have no sense / She wasn’t worth all the time that you spent / She had another man throw you outdoors / Now the same man is wearing your clothes / I want you to…” – Etta James (Tell Mama: Composed by Clarence Carter / Marcus Daniel / Wilbur Terrell)

Etta James, born Jamesetta Hawkins in Los Angeles, CA on January 25, 1938

January 25, 2015February 18, 2016 by Freakoutville Categories: Blues Art/Portraits, Freakoutville Art / Jude KaneTags: art, blues art, blues music, blues musicians, etta james, freakoutville, graphic art, jude kane, music, R&B

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January 23, 2015 by Freakoutville Categories: Blues Art/PortraitsTags: "The Velvet Bulldozer", "Three Kings of the Blues Guitar", albert king, American blues guitarists, art, blues, freakoutville, graphic art, jude kane, music

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January 21, 2015 by Freakoutville Categories: Self Promotion and Art GigsTags: art, blues, Bob Sarles, freakoutville, graphic art, jude kane, Michael Bloomfield, music, Ravin' Films, Sweet Blues: A film about Mike Bloomfield 7 Comments

“Black girl, Black girl, don’t lie to me / Tell me where did you sleep last night / In the pines, in the pines / Where the sun never shines / I would shiver whole night through…” – Lead Belly: Where Did You Sleep Last Night (also known as “In the Pines” and “Black Girl”/ Traditional American folk song)

Huddie William Ledbetter… Lead Belly, born January 20, 1888.

January 20, 2015 by Freakoutville Categories: Blues Art/PortraitsTags: American folk singers, art, Delta blues, freakoutville, graphic art, Huddie William Ledbetter, jude kane, Lead Belly, music, twelve-string guitar

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January 16, 2015 by Freakoutville Categories: Blues Art/PortraitsTags: "the Three Kings" of electric blues guitar, art, blues, Electric Texas Blues, freakoutville, Freddie King, graphic art, jude kane, music, R&B

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January 13, 2015 by Freakoutville Categories: Blues Art/PortraitsTags: American blues musicians, art, Blues Hall of Fame inductees, freakoutville, graphic art, Harmonica blues, jude kane, music, Slim Harpo, Swamp blues

“Whiskey and women / All night and all day down there / Whiskey and women, oh yeah / All night and all day down there / If I ever get lucky and get some money / I’m goin’ down in New Orleans.” – Canal Street Blues: Composed by Bernard Besman / John Lee Hooker

“The Hook”… John Lee Hooker

January 9, 2015January 9, 2015 by Freakoutville Categories: Blues Art/PortraitsTags: "The Hook", art, blues, Delta blues, Electric Delta Blues, freakoutville, graphic art, John Lee Hooker, jude kane, music

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January 9, 2015 by Freakoutville Categories: Self Promotion and Art GigsTags: art, blues, blues art, blues musicians, freakoutville, graphic art, jude kane, music, quotes, R&B

“Got a sweet little angel / I love the way she spreads her wings / I’ve got a sweet little angel, people / I love the way she spreads her wings / When she spreads her wings around me / I get so hot and everything…” – Sweet Little Angel (composed by by Lucille Bogan)

The reigning king of the blues, Riley B. King!

January 7, 2015 by Freakoutville Categories: Blues Art/PortraitsTags: "The King of Blues", art, B.B. King, blues, electric blues, freakoutville, graphic art, jude kane, music, R&B

“Have you heard about my baby? / Yes I tried, yes I tried, but I let her down / Heard about my baby? / Ooh yes, I tried and I let her down / Ooh, she burned me with her love / Yes, no other, no other will wear her crown…” – Have You Heard: John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers featuring Eric Clapton (composed by John Mayall)

John Mayall, born 29 November 1933

November 29, 2014 by Freakoutville Categories: Blues Art/PortraitsTags: art, blues, Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton, English blues bands, freakoutville, graphic art, John Mayall, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, jude kane, music 2 Comments