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Life Turns on a Dime

THE NEGRO NATIONAL ANTHEM (In “G”) “Life turns on a dime. Sometimes towards us, but more often it spins away, flirting and flashing as it goes: so long, honey, it was good while it lasted, wasn’t it?” Stephen King From…
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One Eyed Comics

Thanks for checking me out. I have been in the music business all of my life, and in comics since the early nineties. Recently, I decided to undertake some projects involving the use of sequential art (comics) and music in…
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Like a One Eyed Cat…

Wynonie Harris and the Birth of Rock ‘N’ Roll  “I’m Mr. Blues! The man’s threat, and the woman’s pet, and I got enough money to air-condition Hell!” “The crooners play the Great White Way where they are swamped by Coca-Cola…
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Mayberry After Dark

Okay, for one hundred dollars and a trip to Mt. Airy, North Carolina, name the first comic to record a “blues” album. This forgotten volume featured songs by Leadbelly, Leroy Carr, Joe Turner, and the Golden Gate Quartet. Not only did the comic cover…
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A Farewell to Howard Tate

“Howard Tate was the missing link between Jackie Wilson and Al Green.” –Elvis Costello Fort Lauderdale, Florida – October 2006 When we had word of the passing of the great Howard Tate, Rev. Billy C. Wirtz came to call. This is his salute…
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