T-Bone Walker - Linden, TX
Posted by: WalksfarTX
N 33° 00.685 W 094° 21.988
15S E 372361 N 3653381
The mural is painted in black and white on three separate boards attached to the back side of the Linden Volunteer Fire Department building.
Waymark Code: WMZVF7
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/08/2019
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Longview News-Journal"Linden pays tribute to blues guitar legend T-Bone Walker with a mural painted in his honor by local artist Brad Attaway.
The mural commissioned by Linden Economic Development Corporation was finished ahead of schedule and in time for holiday travelers to take notice.
Aaron Thibeaux Walker was born May 28, 1910, in the Bear Creek Community near Linden. Walker cut his first record in 1929. In 1947, he produced "Stormy Monday" for which he will always be remembered. Walker died in 1975 at the age of 65."