playin' the cracks

Over 50 years ago I was in the Old Absinthe House, on Bourbon Street, in New Orleans and there was this blues piano player...

I swear he was playing the cracks between the keys as I've never ever, before or since, heard such amazing notes come out of a piano!

Colored pencil and crayon on colored stock

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Jim O'Neil
14y
It's a memory from over 50 years ago, Capt'E, I was much taller then! -grin-
irene
14y
I wish I could play the piane or the cracks ;-) Great point of view Jim!!
Jim O'Neil
14y
Me too, I can pick out a tune, but that's it.
Infrogmation of New Orleans
4y
I wonder if it might have been Fats Pichon, he was house pianist at the Old Absinthe House for many years.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fats_Pichon
Jim O'Neil
4y
Infrogmation of New Orleans The dates are right, & looking back from 60 years at his picture, it could well have been him. The playing was absolutely mind blowing.

9 months ago.

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