Is it still there? #149 in a series. Left Beaver (Old) Regular Baptist Church, Martin, Kentucky, 1979. Photo by Jeff Titon. #photography #documentaryphotography #Kentucky

Is it still there? #148 in a series. Rear of chain restaurant, heated with wood, New Sweden, Maine, 1988. Photo by Jeff Titon. #photography #documentaryphotography #Maine

Dewey Balfa - Jai Ete Au Bal - Awesome Fiddlesticks youtu.be/UFyOGqmITjM 'Clip is taken from Yasha Aginsky's documentary "Les Blues de Balfa". Dewey Balfa & his nephew Tony Balfa preforming Jai Ete Au Bal (I Went To The Dance).'

The Masked Marvel(pseudonym for Charley Patton)- Screamin' And Hollerin' The Blues youtu.be/VkZWPTbROkM?... 1929 single for Paramount records

Out now - for those interested in Mongolian music, animals, and what worlds are possible after this one ends, A Song for the Horses is available in all the usual places as well as directly from the publisher here: uapress.arizona.edu/book/a-song-...

ONE STRING SAM .I NEED A HUNDRED DOLLARS. youtu.be/IQlAYfUtzh4 "diddley bow"

Bluesman James “Shakey Jake” Harris (d. 1990 at Forrest City, Ark.) born April 12, 1921 at Earle, Arkansas. He was blues guitarist Magic Sam’s uncle. youtu.be/ZEqBBKV1AQ8

Blues great “Hound Dog” Taylor (Theodore Roosevelt Taylor) born April 12, 1915 at Natchez, MS. D. 1975. “Shake your Money Maker” youtu.be/WT5vkGyNvCk?...

Son House & Willie Brown - Walkin' Blues youtu.be/oLo9gBcqaBc?... Recorded 1930 for Paramount records

Muddy’s birthday. Muddy Waters & band hosted a radio show in Helena, Arkansas on radio station KFFA in 1949. It was sponsored by a local clothing store.

Blues piano great Otis Spann (d. 1970) was born March 21, 1930/Jackson, MS. With Muddy Waters, others, solo. “The Blues is Where it’s At” (1967) features Muddy & band with 2 Arkansas natives (Smith & Lawhorn) and our friend Mac Arnold on bass. youtu.be/EzkWhSvoqEg?...

Celebrating the birthday of blues singer-guitarist Eddie "Son" House (1902-1988), pictured at the 1970 Ann Arbor Blues Festival, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Photo by Jeff Titon. #photography #documentaryphotography #blues

ROBERT PETE WILLIAMS ~ High As I Want To Be youtu.be/C5v_GwfmXd0 Robert Pete Williams (March 14, 1914 – December 31, 1980)

Robert Pete Williams - Scrap Iron Blues youtu.be/3AdhY7XQn9Q "Robert Pete Williams, bluesman from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, captured here in the process of improvising a new composition, Scrap Iron Blues, in 1971. Not only does he describe his current job, but he also explains...

Birthdate of 2 Texas music legends: Lightnin’ Hopkins (Centerville) and Sly Stone (Denton). Everyday people: youtu.be/7czrIW_v7gc?...

Blues great James Cotton died March 16, 2017. Protege of Sonny Boy Williamson, worked with Muddy Waters, solo. *albums, historic marker, on Helena’s river wall mural, receiving award from me & Sonny Payne in 2011. youtu.be/sUCUEBFcJ7Y?...

@vanwinkle.bsky.social reminds me that it’s Jerry Jeff Walker’s birthday. Wish I still had my copy of “Viva Terlingua.” A friend used to sing “Up Against the Wall, Redneck” and I would accompany on guitar. Good times.

Catching up on March blues birthdays: celebrating the March 15th birthday of blues singer-guitarist Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins (1912-1982), pictured at the 1969 Ann Arbor Blues Festival, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Photo by Jeff Titon. #photography #documentaryphotography #blues

Catching up on March blues birthdays: celebrating the March 14th birthday of blues singer-guitarist Robert Pete Williams (1914-1980), pictured at left with Mance Lipscomb at the 1970 Ann Arbor Blues Festival, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Photo by Jeff Titon. #photography #documentaryphotography #blues

Catching up on March blues birthdays: celebrating the March 6th birthday of blues singer-guitarist Walter "Furry" Lewis (1893-1981), pictured during a performance at the Wisconsin Delta Blues Festival, Beloit College, 1970. Photo by Jeff Titon. #photography #documentaryphotography #blues

Is it still there? #147 in a series. Statue of St. Thaddeus, Notre-Dame du Mont Carmel Church, Lille, Maine, 1988. Photo by Jeff Titon. #photography #documentaryphotography #Maine

Is it still there? #146 in a series. Child's tombstone, Fort Kent, Maine, 1988. Translation from French: "Alice daughter of Ben and Alice Bosse died at the age of 9 years and 8 days See you in heaven" Photo by Jeff Titon. #photography #documentaryphotography

Is it still there? #146 in a series. Child's tombstone, Fort Kent, Maine, 1988. Translation from French: "Alice daughter of Ben and Alice Bosse died at the age of 9 years and 8 days See you in heaven" Photo by Jeff Titon. #photography #documentaryphotography

Is it still there? #145 in a series. Hilltop Store and Gas, Knox, Maine, July, 2000. Photo by Jeff Titon. #photography #documentaryphotography

Legendary founder of NPR programming Bill Siemering is enjoying Zoom visiting with students so much that he's asked me to put a second call out. No honorarium necessary. Any takers?

We come back this. Touching.

Lazy Bill Lucas & His Friends - I Had a Dream youtu.be/ErXDQHD2Kfo?si=Drdic9BpV8WTFOa3

Is it still there? #144 in a series. Children's gravestone, Jollett Hollow Church Cemetery, Page Co., Virginia, 1985. Photo by Jeff Titon. #photography #documentaryphotography

Is it still there? #143 in a series. Paradise dormitory entrance, Sterling College, Craftsbury Common, Vermont. The College is set to close after the end of the school year (2026). Photo by Jeff Titon. #photography #documentaryphotography

Is it still there? #142 in a series. Grave markers, family cemetery, Pine Top, Kentucky, 1990. Photo by Jeff Titon. #photography #documentaryphotography

Remembering Mance Lipscomb and Lightnin’ Hopkins, two blues greats from Texas who passed away on this date. Mance in 1976 and Lightnin’ in 1982. Mance Lipscomb & Lightnin' Hopkins A Little Boogie youtu.be/19t4lVxpStk

Celebrating the birthday of blues singer-harmonica player Charlie Musselwhite (1944-), after a concert in Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1970. Photo by Jeff Titon. #photography #documentaryphotography #blues

Celebrating the birthday of blues singer-pianist Roosevelt Sykes (1906-1983), pictured at the Ann Arbor Blues Festival, August, 1970. Photo by Jeff Titon. #photography #documentaryphotography #blues

Celebrating the birthday of blues guitarist Eddie Taylor (1923-1985), pictured at the Wisconsin Delta Blues Festival, Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin, February, 1970. Photo by Jeff Titon. #photography #documentaryphotography #blues

Celebrating the birthday of blues singer Bobby "Blue" Bland (1930-2013), pictured here at left at the 1970 Ann Arbor Blues Festival, Ann Arbor, Michigan, August, 1970. Photo by Jeff Titon. #photography #documentaryphotography #blues

Is it still there? #141 in a series. Cedar Grove Old Regular Baptist Church, Hallie, Letcher Co., Kentucky, 1990. Photo by Jeff Titon. #photography #documentaryphotography

Is it still there? #140 in a series. Dump truck, Stonington, Maine, 1988. Photo by Jeff Titon. #photography #documentaryphotography

Celebrating the birthday of blues singer and guitarist Sleepy John Estes (1899-1977), pictured here at left at the 1969 Ann Arbor Blues Festival, Ann Arbor, Michigan, August, 1969. Photo by Jeff Titon. #photography #documentaryphotography #blues

Today! We're looking forward to parterning with Central Arkansas Library Systems to host a big used book from 4pm-8:30pm. For the WWT pop-up, CALS has pulled a curated selection of adult literary fiction, classics, poetry, various art and philosophy books. Most books are priced between $3-$8.

Catching up with January blues birthdays, here is blues and gospel singer Rev. Robert Wilkins (Jan. 16, 1896-May 26, 1987), in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1970, waiting to open with Robert Pete Williams, before a concert by The Band. Photo by Jeff Titon. #photography #documentaryphotography #blues

Celebrating the birthday of blues guitarist Luther Tucker (1936-1993), pictured here at left at the 1969 Ann Arbor Blues Festival. L-R: Luther Tucker, Lightnin' Hopkins, a musician playing harmonica whom I don't know, and Sam Lay. Photo by Jeff Titon. #photography #documentaryphotography #blues

Catching up with some January blues birthdays, here (L-R) are Fred McDowell (Jan. 12, 1904-July 3, 1972), Roosevelt Sykes, and Little Brother Montgomery, at the 1970 Ann Arbor Blues Festival. Photo by Jeff Titon. #photography #documentaryphotography #blues

Texas Alexander - The Risin' Sun youtu.be/EJWVbd8Yrb0?... 1929 single for Okeh records

An elder of the Ponca Nation denounced humans’ “audacity to assign financial value, in their colonial thought process ways, to the sources of life & living beings - our relatives…To participate in the commodification & financialization of our relatives is an affront to the Natural Laws and...wrong.”

Blues great Slim Harpo (James Moore, d. 1970) was born January 11, 1924/Louisiana. youtu.be/WmBV2pRFsXI?...

A question: I am considering producing a new series of short educational videos on climate solutions. It seems that the best advice is to go with: - short, 1-3 minute videos that do well in Instagram, LinkedIn, etc. - medium-length, 3-7-minute videos that do well on YouTube. What do you suggest?

Today is National Arkansas Day so get out there and celebrate your national Arkansas! youtu.be/N8oZpiG9MGM?...

Big Boy’s Place. West Helena, Arkansas. January 11, 2012.

Is it still there? #139 in a series. Mount Mariah Baptist Church, established in 1867, near Marvell, Arkansas, August, 1970. Photo by Jeff Titon. #photography #documentaryphotography