“You know she’s waiting / Just anticipating / For things that she’ll never never never never possess, yeah yeah / But while she’s there waiting, without them / Try a little tenderness…” – Otis Redding (Try A Little Tenderness)

The Stax Sound… The Big O: Mr. Otis Redding

February 6, 2013 by Freakoutville Categories: Blues Art/PortraitsTags: art, freakoutville, graphic art, jude kane, music, Otis Redding, R&B music, soul music, the Stax Sound, Try A Little Tenderness

“Take a ride this morning on a slow train through the sky / Take a ride this morning on a slow train through the sky / My life is just a fast train, gone in the blink of an eye…” – Buckwheat Zydeco (Lay Your Burden Down)

(And hey, it’s Labor Day so lay it down kitties! Have a good one.)

September 3, 2012 by Freakoutville Categories: Blues Art/PortraitsTags: art, Buckwheat Zydeco, Buckwheat Zydeco and Ils Son Partis Band, freakoutville, graphic art, jude kane, music, R&B music, Stanley Dural Jr., zydeco music

“I don’t know why I love you like I do / After all these changes that you put me through / You stole my money and my cigarettes / And I haven’t seen hide nor hair of you yet…” – Al Green (Take Me To The River)

The Reverend, and The MAN!… Al Green

July 18, 2012 by Freakoutville Categories: Blues Art/PortraitsTags: Al Green, art, celebrity portraits, freakoutville, gospel music, jude kane, music, R&B music, soul music, The Reverend Al Green