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Piano Man: 1938
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 6:47pm.
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October 1938. "Pianist in cajun band contest. National Rice Festival, Crowley, Louisiana." View full size. Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the FSA.
Jerry Lee
Submitted by Dan Miller on Fri, 04/18/2008 - 7:12pm.
If this isn't Jerry Lee Lewis, it's his doppelganger.
[In October 1938, Jerry Lee Lewis was 3 years old. - Dave]
Rice Festival
Submitted by Adrian on Thu, 04/17/2008 - 8:41am.
Its now the International Rice Festival. Info here:
http://www.ricefestival.com/
Rather Envious//Music and Meaning
Submitted by Patrick Frye III on Thu, 04/17/2008 - 8:10am.
This expression IS what one has when you know what power music has and how that power affects others. The performer is no longer the master--it is the music itself that is the divine mover.
Patrick Frye III
Charlotte, North Carolina
New keys, please
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Thu, 04/17/2008 - 8:03am.
The piano looks as though it has seen better days. The action on the depressed B needs work. Also, the G needs an ivory replacement. I can only imagine how this roughed up instrument sounded!
Hair ...
Submitted by LocktownDog on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 11:52pm.
As long as I've had wavy hair, I never got it to look like that.
Rice Festival
Submitted by Francesca on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 9:51pm.
What was the National Rice Festival?
Wow, he's got the Jerry Lee
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 9:29pm.
Wow, he's got the Jerry Lee Lewis wavy hair--or VV!
Rather Envious
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 8:57pm.
He had beautiful eyelashes. A wonderful expression of calm concentration.
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