“The thrill is gone / The thrill gone away from me / The thrill is gone, baby / The thrill is gone away from me / Although, I’ll still live on / But so lonely I’ll be…” – The Thrill Is Gone: Composed by Rick Darnell / Roy Hawkins

Riley B. “B.B.” King

February 9, 2016February 10, 2016 by Freakoutville Categories: Blues Art/Portraits, Freakoutville Art / Jude KaneTags: art, B.B. King, blues, blues music, blues musicians, freakoutville, graphic art, jude kane, music, R&B

“I gave you a brand new Ford / But you said: ‘I want a Cadillac’ / I bought you a ten dollar dinner / And you said: ‘Thanks for the snack!’ / I let you live in my penthouse / You said it was just a shack / I gave you seven children / And now you want to give them back…” – B.B. King (How Blue Can You Get?: composed by Jane Feather / Leonard Feather) – B.B. King (How Blue Can You Get?: composed by Jane Feather / Leonard Feather)

Peace on your journey Riley B. King, well wishes and prayers…

May 2, 2015May 2, 2015 by Freakoutville Categories: Blues Art/Portraits, Freakoutville Art / Jude KaneTags: 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time, American blues guitarists, American blues musicians, art, B.B. King, blues, freakoutville, graphic art, jude kane, music

‪”Hear my phone ringing‬ / ‪Sound like a long distance call‬ / ‪Hear my phone keep ringin‬g / ‪Sound like a long distance call‬ / ‪When I picked up my receiver‬ / ‪The party said ‘Another mule kickin’ in your stall’.”‬ – Muddy Waters ‪(Long Distance Call: ‬composed‪ by McKinley Morganfield)‬

Muddy Waters, born April 4, 1915 in Rolling Fork, MS (or, thereabout…)

April 4, 2015 by Freakoutville Categories: Blues Art/Portraits, Freakoutville Art / Jude KaneTags: American blues musicians, art, blues, Chicago blues, freakoutville, graphic art, jude kane, McKinley Morganfield, Muddy Waters, music

“Well, now rules are alright / If there’s someone left to play the game / Well, now rules are alright / If there’s someone left to play the game / All my friends are going / And people, thing’s just don’t seem the same…” – Paul Butterfield Blues Band (Born in Chicago: composed by Nick Gravenites)

On April 18th, they will finally be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Paul Butterfield Blues Band! Paul Butterfield, Mike Bloomfield, Mark Naftalin, Sam Lay, Elvin Bishop, Jerome Arnold and Billy Davenport.

March 8, 2015 by Freakoutville Categories: Blues Art/Portraits, Freakoutville Art / Jude KaneTags: art, blues, Chicago blues, freakoutville, graphic art, jude kane, Mike Bloomfield, music, Paul Butterfield, Paul Butterfield Blues Band 1 Comment

“I’m gonna write a letter / I better send a telegram / I’m gonna write a letter / And I better send her a telegram / She left me soon this morning / And she’s got me in an awful jam…” – Elmore James (Dust My Blues: composed by Robert Johnson)

Elmore James, born Elmore Brooks in Mississippi on January 27, 1918.

January 27, 2015 by Freakoutville Categories: Blues Art/PortraitsTags: "Dust My Broom", American blues guitarists, art, blues, Elmore James, freakoutville, graphic art, jude kane, King of the Slide Guitar, music

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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

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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

“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