The Music Lives On: Folk Song Traditions told by Alabama Artists

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In celebration of the Year of Alabama Music, Kentuck presents The Music Lives On: Folk Song Traditions Told by Alabama Artists, an exhibition of works depicting the region’s great musical traditions created by the state’s most celebrated folk artists. Those represented in this colorful exhibition include such acclaimed artists as Lonnie Holley, Joe Minter, Charlie Lucas, and Thornton Dial.

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Title: The Music Lives On After the Instrument is Destroyed

Artist: Lonnie Holley

Dimension: 35 x 35 x 4

Title: Singer's Flowerpot

Artist: Lonnie Holley

Dimension: 35 x 42 x 25

Title: Mama’s Song

Artist: Mary Lee Bendolph

Dimension: 36.25 x 47 x 2

Title: Old Rugged Cross

Artist: Joe Minter

Dimension: 42 x 78 x 16

Title: Sweep Me Baby, Sweep Me All Night Long

Artist: Thornton Dial

Dimension: 48.25 x 72.5 x 7

Title: Chuck Berry

Artist: Richard Dial

Dimension: 80 x 66 x 28

Title: Saturday Night Special

Artist: Charlie Lucas

Dimension: 32 x 39 x 8

Title: Strange Fruit – Alabama Grapes

Artist: Thornton Dial

Dimension: 88 x 70.5 x 8

Title: A Man Can Be a Star

Artist: Thornton Dial, Jr.

Dimension: 48 x 43.5 x 7

Title: Otis Redding/Dock of the Bay

Artist: Mose Tolliver

Dimension: 18 x 24 x 1

Title: Minnie Pearl with her Mandolin (1969)

Artist: Jimmy Lee Sudduth

Dimension: 32 x 52 x 2.5

Title: American Idol

Artist: Richard Dial

Dimension: 37 x 58 x 34

Title: England’s Rose

Artist: Ronald Locket

Dimension: 48 x 48 x 2

Title: Past Time (Hanging Out at the Juke Joint)

Artist: Lonnie Holley

Dimension: 20.5 x 16 x 11

Title: Roman Stripes

Artist: Essie Bendolph Pettway

Dimension: 80 x 90

Title: Howlin’ Wolf

Artist: Thornton Dial

Dimension: 66 x 6 x 6

Title: Blues People

Artist: Thornton Dial

Dimension: 40 x 62 x 9