CLARENCE GATEMOUTH BROWN Jump Swing Blues SIGNED PHOTO!

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Autographed 8x10 Verve Records Promotional Photo of Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown.
Photo is in excellent condition. Mr. Brown has signed beneath this striking picture with a black, fine-tip felt pen.
We lost the great Gatemouth Brown shortly after Hurricane Katrina, when his house in Slidell was destroyed. I was fortunate enough to have made his acquaintance in my old French Quarter record store years back -- he was a gentle and gracious man. Gatemouth Brown is a true legend who will be missed by many.
From the All Music Guide:
Whatever you do, don't refer to multi-instrumentalist Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown as a bluesman, although his imprimatur on the development of Texas blues is enormous. You're liable to get him riled. If you must pigeonhole the legend, just call him an eclectic Texas musical master whose interests encompass virtually every roots genre imaginable. Brown learned the value of versatility while growing up in Orange, TX. His dad was a locally popular musician who specialized in country, Cajun, and bluegrass -- but not blues. Later, Gate was entranced by the big bands of Count Basie, Lionel Hampton, and Duke Ellington (a torrid arrangement of "Take the 'A' Train" remains a centerpiece of Brown's repertoire)… Acclaimed discs for Rounder, Alligator, Verve, and Blue Thumb in the '80s, '90s, and 2000s have proven that Gatemouth Brown is a steadfastly unclassifiable American original.
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