Historic Camp Street - Crockett, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 31° 19.070 W 095° 27.520
15R E 266030 N 3467436
Mural of seven blues musicians on historic Camp Street. On almost any Saturday night, hundreds of East Texans crowd into an old Crockett building known as the Camp Street Cafe and Store to listen to live blues musicians.
Waymark Code: WMVTWC
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/26/2017
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The seven blues musicians depicted in the mural are Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Frankie Lee Sims, "Blind" Lemon Jefferson, Sam "Lightnin" Hopkins, "Texas" Johnny Brown, Aaron Thibeaux "T-Bone" Walker and Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton.
Across the top of the mural is the words Historic Camp Street. Below are the blues singers.
Starting at the left is Gatemouth wearing a hat and dark glasses playing a fiddle. Next is Frankie Lee also wearing a hat and playing a guitar. Next is "Blind" Lemon wearing glasses and playing a guitar. The there is Lightnin wearing a hat and dark glasses with a guitar. Next is Texas wearing a hat and regular glasses with a guitar.
Big Mama has no instrument in the picture, but he is holding a microphone. Last is T-Bone with a guitar.
City: Crockett
Location Name: Knox Furniture Building
Artist: Robert Morrison
Date: 2013
Media: Painted directly on the brick wall
Relevant Web Site: Not listed
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