Legends of Blues, Jazz & Country Music Trading Tees

 
Art by R. Crumb
Text by Stephen Calt


Color portraits of the great singers and musicians who were among the first to record the blues, including such legendary artists as Charley Patton, Son House, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Mississippi John Hurt, Memphis Minnie, and early groups such as Cannon’s Jug Stompers and the Mississippi Sheiks. Collect all 36!
 
 
Art by R. Crumb

America’s homegrown geniuses of jazz are featured in loving portraits in this distinctive set of trading t-shirts. Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, King Oliver, Jack Teagarden, Duke Ellington, Sidney Bechet, Fats Waller, Mary Lou Williams, Fletcher Henderson and Benny Goodman are among the thirty-six musicians captured here by R. Crumb.
 
 
Art by R. Crumb
Text by Richard Nevins


The colorful entertainers who pioneered America’s unique country music are, sadly, largely forgotten. These wonderful color portraits evoke a truly simpler time, when Jimmie Rodgers or the original Carter Family enthralled audiences, and bands could call themselves Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers or Al Hopkins & His Buckle Busters without a hint of irony. This set of 40 t-shirts will transport you to an innocent, toe-tapping era of regional music.
 

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of every t-shirt from Keep On Truckin' Apparel’s exclusive Legends of Music collection will be donated to Music Maker Relief Foundation. Click here to read more about how the Music Maker Relief Foundation is helping to keep our unique American musical heritage alive and well!

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Keep on Truckin' Apparel (KOT) is an official Licensee of R. Crumb and features Robert Crumb artwork on t shirts and apparel. T-shirt collections include R. Crumb Classic Illustrations, Mr. Natural Organics, as well as the Legends of Music Trading Tees Collection which includes the Heroes of the Blues, Early Jazz Greats and Pioneers of Country Music.

Fans of R. Crumb will enjoy the quality of our t-shirts, and those new to Robert Crumb’s artwork and music will appreciate the design, humor and statements that he infused throughout his art. Characters found on the Keep On Truckin’ website include Fritz the Cat, Mr. Snoid, Mr. Natural, Flakey Foont, Bobo Bolinski, Shuman the Human, Smelly Cat and the Old Pooperoo to name a few. Exclusive to Keep On Truckin’ you will also find the Heroes of the Blues, Early Jazz Greats and Pioneers of Country Music for the first time ever on t shirts. Thanks for visiting Keep On Truckin’ Apparel.

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