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Jon Chester’s hand-drawn animated short for the song “Rudy with a Flashlight” by the late, great Rainer Ptacek is a loving tribute to the Tucson-based guitarist, fatherhood, and the filmmaker’s son, Chester Bliss. This video was posted on November 05, 2018. #videoartssfom #film #video #animation #flashlight #children #illustration #folk #rudywithaflashlight #tuscon #rainerptacek #arizona #blues

Over time, the traditional Cajun waltzes and two-steps played on the accordion fused with rhythm-and-blues, blues, and eventually, rock-and-roll to create a uniquely new Creole sound called zydeco. This image was posted on November 03, 2018. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #cliftonchenier #zydeco #blues #cajun #creole #texas #accordion #pianoaccordion

Powerful rhythm-and-blues singer Big Mama Thornton (1926–84) was first to record the songs “Hound Dog” and her own composition, “Ball n’ Chain,” which would later be made famous by Elvis Presley and Janis Joplin. This image was posted on October 12, 2018. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #bigmamathornton #hounddog #ballnchain #harmonica #drums #rockandroll #blues #folkmusic #ballads #gospel #texas

Fred McDowell’s version of “You Got to Move,” featured on this album, gained widespread recognition after the Rolling Stones covered the song on their 1971 album “Sticky Fingers.” This video was posted on October 03, 2018. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #mississippi #mississippifredmcdowell #blues #folkmusic #fredmcdowell #slideguitar #bottleneckslideguitar #spirituals #bluesman #bluesmusic #folkways #smithsonian

Fred McDowell’s version of “You Got to Move,” featured on this album, gained widespread recognition after the Rolling Stones covered the song on their 1971 album “Sticky Fingers.” Royalties from the song eventually garnered a significant sum for both McDowell and Chris Strachwitz’s Tradition Music Company, his song publishing wing, thanks largely to the Rolling Stones putting McDowell’s name as composer on the label of their record. This video was posted on October 03, 2018. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #mississippi #mississippifredmcdowell #blues #folkmusic #fredmcdowell #slideguitar #bottleneckslideguitar #spirituals #bluesman #bluesmusic #folkways #smithsonian

Born in Texas, Mance Lipscomb (1895–1976), the first artist Chris Strachwitz released on his Arhoolie label, worked for decades as a tenant farmer. This video was posted on September 27, 2018. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #mancelipscomb #tenantfarmer #blues #folkmusic #ballads #gospel #texas #album #albumcover

Our newest exhibition, "Down-Home Music: The Story of Arhoolie Records" traces the story of Arhoolie Records, a Bay Area-based label that recorded a variety of American traditional music, including blues, Cajun/Creole, and conjunto/norteño music. This image was posted on September 15, 2018. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #blues #cajun #creole #conjunto #norteño #texas #mexicanamerican #americansouth #africanamerican

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