General SpinMeister on 11 Sep 2005 07:55 pm
Katrina Knocks Down Gatemouth Brown
The talented old Southern country blues man, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown passed away today. In poor health, and losing his home near New Orleans to Hurricane Katrina was too much blues to bear. This was a road trip Gatemouth had not signed up for.
Had the pleasure of watching and photographing Gatemouth perform awhile back. He was a rare character with an infectious smile, mischievious gleaming eyes, and able to make his guitar speak. Can’t help but feel the loss of a lineage going back through T. Bone Walker to Robert Johnson of original African-American musicians. He mixed Cajun zydeco, fluid jazz riffs and country fiddle into his sound. He was a corker.
