Chicago — Chicago bluesman Jimmy "Fast Fingers" Dawkins, known for his stellar guitar playing and mellow singing voice, has died. He was 76.
Delmark Records owner Bob Koester said Friday that Dawkins died Wednesday. The cause of death wasn't immediately known.
James Henry Dawkins was born in Tchula, Miss. An only child, Dawkins taught himself to play guitar before moving to Chicago in the 1950s.
Koester said Dawkins did not begin his music career immediately, working instead in a box factory before taking to Chicago's streets to play for tips. He formed a band in the 1960s and began working Chicago's blues clubs, gaining a reputation as an excellent side man and playing with such notables as Otis Rush and Buddy Guy.
Dawkins first album, "Fast Fingers," released on the Delmark label in 1969, boosted Dawkins' reputation, particularly in Europe and Japan, where he toured frequently.
"He didn't like his nickname," Koester said.
Delmark Records owner Bob Koester said Friday that Dawkins died Wednesday. The cause of death wasn't immediately known.
James Henry Dawkins was born in Tchula, Miss. An only child, Dawkins taught himself to play guitar before moving to Chicago in the 1950s.
Koester said Dawkins did not begin his music career immediately, working instead in a box factory before taking to Chicago's streets to play for tips. He formed a band in the 1960s and began working Chicago's blues clubs, gaining a reputation as an excellent side man and playing with such notables as Otis Rush and Buddy Guy.
Dawkins first album, "Fast Fingers," released on the Delmark label in 1969, boosted Dawkins' reputation, particularly in Europe and Japan, where he toured frequently.
"He didn't like his nickname," Koester said.
- 4/13/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Screenwriter behind Hammer films such as Dracula and The Curse of Frankenstein
In 1957, Hammer Films revived gothic horror – in abeyance in a decade that offered nuclear or cosmic horrors which made the classic monsters seem tame – with The Curse of Frankenstein, directed by Terence Fisher and starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. To hear him tell it, Jimmy Sangster, who has died aged 83, wrote the script because no one else would, and simply typed it out and turned it in.
Yet Sangster came up with a new story – owing as little to Mary Shelley's novel as to James Whale's earlier film – and a radical depiction of Frankenstein as a determined, charming yet corrupt dandy who could still chill in an era of nuclear proliferation. Sexually amoral (he uses his monster to murder the maid he has impregnated), rigidly dividing his life (making a bloody hash in the laboratory...
In 1957, Hammer Films revived gothic horror – in abeyance in a decade that offered nuclear or cosmic horrors which made the classic monsters seem tame – with The Curse of Frankenstein, directed by Terence Fisher and starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. To hear him tell it, Jimmy Sangster, who has died aged 83, wrote the script because no one else would, and simply typed it out and turned it in.
Yet Sangster came up with a new story – owing as little to Mary Shelley's novel as to James Whale's earlier film – and a radical depiction of Frankenstein as a determined, charming yet corrupt dandy who could still chill in an era of nuclear proliferation. Sexually amoral (he uses his monster to murder the maid he has impregnated), rigidly dividing his life (making a bloody hash in the laboratory...
- 8/21/2011
- by Kim Newman
- The Guardian - Film News
Husk Director Brett Simmons "Five minutes is a challenging time frame to tell a story, and I can tell that everyone put a lot of thought and a lot of work into their entries. I was impressed with the effort put forth in all of these. It was a great and surprising bunch of shorts and they all deserve a nod of "congrats" and "great work". I know that sounds diplomatic and cheesy, but in this case it's very true. Trust me. I watch a lot of shorts and did not expect my job here to be so hard. Props all around"....
"Here's my top three with a couple honorable mentions. My judging criteria was simply to see what each entry did with the five minutes they had, and how creatively they incorporated the mask, since it was the point of the whole thing. And they are...
Third Place
"Axel Crow"
Short and sweet,...
"Here's my top three with a couple honorable mentions. My judging criteria was simply to see what each entry did with the five minutes they had, and how creatively they incorporated the mask, since it was the point of the whole thing. And they are...
Third Place
"Axel Crow"
Short and sweet,...
- 4/4/2011
- by Keepers of the Bid
- Horrorbid
Well the end is finally here! With a little over a month to purchase the brand new HorrorBid Slasher mask (available here) contestants were asked to shoot a 5 minute or shorter video, post it up and let the world see their creations. Husk director Brett Simmons is in the judges seat and will pick his top three, all taking home a bevy of cash and prizes donated by Rue-Morgue, K4FGloves.com, Fright-rags and more. Hit the jump to view all of the film shorts. Winners will be announced soon...
Update: Winners Announced (Click Here)
In a partnership with The Prop Shop, the team at HorrorBid has worked countless hours back and forth to make sure we helped craft the greatest new 'slasher' horror mask that the world has ever seen. From Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees and Leatherface, the mask of a slasher legend is the crux of what makes...
Update: Winners Announced (Click Here)
In a partnership with The Prop Shop, the team at HorrorBid has worked countless hours back and forth to make sure we helped craft the greatest new 'slasher' horror mask that the world has ever seen. From Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees and Leatherface, the mask of a slasher legend is the crux of what makes...
- 4/2/2011
- by Keepers of the Bid
- Horrorbid
Erwin Creed, photographed in Paris, where his family's fragrance company is based.This year, the House of Creed celebrates its 250th anniversary. Along with this very special birthday comes a highly anticipated stateside appearance by the heir apparent of the fragrance empire. Mr. Erwin Creed—who also happens to be a very handsome young bachelor—is coming to your town in November. Ladies, mark your calendars! Erwin Creed, 29, is a member of the seventh generation of this super-luxe-fragrance dynasty, which was founded in 1760 by James Henry Creed and has counted Napoleon III and Queen Christina of Spain as clientele. Next month, Erwin will tour the U.S. to sign bottles of the perfumer’s Spice and Wood, along with Creed Windsor, which was made for King Edward VIII. Left, Creed's limited-edition fragrance Spice and Wood; right, Creed Windsor. Here's a look at his schedule: • New York at Bergdorf Goodman (212-872-2729), November 3, from 3:00 p.
- 10/27/2010
- Vanity Fair
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