Muddy Waters And John Lee Hooker Painting By Beverly Dudley

Year:

Medium:

Oil Painting

Size - (USA):

20 W x 30 H x 0 D (inches)

Size - (metric):

50.8 W x 76.2 H x 0.0 D (centimeters)

Theme:

Music

Edition:

Original

Artwork ID:

51778

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Artwork Info Sheet (PDF)

Artwork Description:

What does this painting Beverly Dudley, Billy Gibbonsof the ZZ Top Band Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker have in common Dudley did a drawing of Gibbons when he was in Clarksdale,MS to open an exhibit for the benefit of The Blues Museum. She also did this painting representing Blues Past and Present. sadly John Lee is no longer with us, but just as Muddy Waters, his music lives on. Muddy Waters grew up in a log cabin on the Stovall Plantation west of Clarksdale. The Cabin was damaged by a tornado. Gibbons with others went to inspect the damage. The cabin was barely standing. A roof beam was donated to Gibbons out of a trashpile to be thrown away. Rick Rayburn of Memphis� Pyramid Guitars, and Gibbons co-designed two 6- string guitars out of the cypress roof beam. The cooper finish, on the guitars represents the color of the Mississippi River, the triangular headstock is the Delta. One of John Lees favorite guitars is made from Waters cabin. He said he feels �like I�m Playing part of him.� And the beat goes on. says Dudley

Artwork Keywords:   Original Painting

Materials:   Oil Paintings