New Heroes of the Blues Poster Tee

New from Keep On Truckin' Apparel this Heroes of the Blues Poster t-shirt. If it's just too hard to pick just one blues "Hero" from our t-shirt collection of 36 this compilation shirt is for you.

Included are 20 color portraits, of the early great men and women who where among the first to record blues music, all drawn by R. Crumb. Starting at the top from right to left you'll find: Charley Patton, Son House, Blind Willie McTell, Big Bill Broonzy, Blind (Reverend) Gary Davis, Roosevelt Sykes, Skip James, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Memphis Minnie, Mississippi John Hurt, Blind Blake, Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell, Sleepy John Estes, Jaybird Coleman, Peg Leg Howell, Tommy Johnson, Buddy Boy Hawkins, Barbecue Bob, Blind Willie Johnson, and Clifford Gibson.

Available in both Men's and Women's sizes Small to X-Large, and colors white, black, chestnut, and indigo exclusively at www.kotapparel.com.

Heroes of the Blues Weekly Featured Artist: Memphis Minnie

Memphis Minnie (1897-1973)

Heroes of the Blues Trading Tees Card #32

Art by R. Crumb Text by Stephen Calt

Lizzie Douglas, born in Algiers, Louisiana, was raised in Memphis, and learned guitar at the age of eleven. As Kid Douglas, she toured the South from 1916 onward, returning to Memphis in the late 1920's under the name Memphis Minnie. An accomplished guitarist and gifted song-writer, she recorded over 150 sides between 1929-1941. Most were solo blues, but she also teamed for duets with her second husband, guitarist Kansas Joe McCoy, and her third husband, guitarist Little Son Joe Lawlar. Memphis Minnie was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame in 1980.

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this Keep On Truckin' Apparel exclusive t-shirt will be donated to Music Maker Relief Foundation.

Heroes of the Blues Feature Artist: Cannon's Jug Stompers

Cannon's Jug Stompers
Heroes of the Blues Trading Tees Card #20

Art by R. Crumb Text by Stephen Calt

Cannon's Jug Stompers, based in Ripley, Tennessee, consisted of banjoist Gus Cannon (Banjo Joe), guitarist Ashley Thompson, and harmonicist Noah Lewis. Cannon was born in Mississippi in 1883 and played professionally before 1900. Lewis a native of Henning, Tennessee, was born in 1895 and began working with Cannon around 1910. The group's twenty-eight recordings between 1928 and 1930 included "Walk Right In," made famous as a folk-rock song in the 1960's. Cannon's Jug Stompers was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame in 2010.

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this Keep On Truckin' Apparel exclusive t-shirt will be donated to Music Maker Relief Foundation.

T-Shirts available exclusively at www.kotapparel.com