Description

In 1984 I attended the Bob Wills Festival in Texas where I met Chris Strachwitz, founder of Arhoolie Records in Richmond, California. I’d been thinking about doing a calendar featuring album cover art. During the festival I got to know Chris and proposed to him that we do one with some of the great Arhoolie blues artists. He agreed, as long as I financed it. I agreed, so he loaned me the artwork. Five months later, after collecting hundreds of blues dates of interest, two thousand copies were pressed. Black and white album cover art alternates with color cover art. Big Joe Turner, who I got to know well, autographed 3 copies at a Willie Dixon tribute concert in West L.A. one night. Many of these sold at record shops, and blues shows and festivals around California (Carlos Santana bought two at the San Francisco Blues Festival). Others sold via mail order and at the Arhoolie Records Store. Calendar measures 12″ x 12″. A few dozen of the 2,000 remain available for purchase. It’ll work in 2013, if the blues don’t get you first.

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