#artist is carl bille

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blue + art

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Fantagraphics Rediscovers the Wonders of Marvel’s Atlas Comics

Fantagraphics Rediscovers the Wonders of Marvel’s Atlas Comics #comics #comicbooks #marvel #graphicnovel

Fantagraphics has announced the publication of Fantagraphics Presents the Marvel Atlas Comics Library, a series of hardcover volumes reprinting comics from Marvel’s 1950s Atlas Comics line in both facsimile editions of individual titles and compilations of a single artist. Fantagraphics will publish five volumes a year with the first two volumes releasing in Fall 2023. Sequential reprintings of…

[contentabnormal]

This week on Content Abnormal we present William Johnstone in The Shadow adventure “The Laughing Corpse”!

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[girlsdressingrooms]

Iris Barrel Apfel, Decorator and Fashion Stylist

(August 29, 1921 – March 1, 2024) 

Ms. Apfel was one of the most vivacious personalities in the worlds of fashion, textiles, and interior design, she has cultivated a personal style that is both witty and exuberantly idiosyncratic.

Her originality was typically revealed in her mixing of high and low fashions—Dior haute couture with flea market finds, nineteenth-century ecclesiastical vestments with Dolce & Gabbana lizard trousers.

With remarkable panache and discernment, she combines colors, textures, and patterns without regard to period, provenance, and, ultimately, aesthetic conventions. Paradoxically, her richly layered combinations—even at their most extreme and baroque—project a boldly graphic modernity.

Iris Barrel was born on Aug. 29, 1921, in Astoria, Queens, the only child of Samuel Barrel, who owned a glass and mirror business, and his Russian-born wife, Sadye, who owned a fashion boutique.

She studied art history at New York University, then qualified to teach and did so briefly in Wisconsin before fleeing back to New York to work on Women's Wear Daily, and for interior designer Elinor Johnson, decorating apartments for resale and honing her talent for sourcing rare items before opening her own design firm. She was also an assistant to illustrator Robert Goodman.

As a distinguished collector and authority on antique fabrics, Iris Apfel has consulted on numerous restoration projects that include work at the White House that spanned nine presidencies from Harry Truman to Bill Clinton.

Along with her husband, Carl, she founded Old World Weavers, an international textile manufacturing company and ran it until they retired in 1992. The Apfels specialized in the reproduction of fabrics from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, and traveled to Europe twice a year in search of textiles they could not source in the United States.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute assembled 82 ensembles and 300 accessories from her personal collection in 2005 in a show about her called “Rara Avis”.

Almost overnight, Ms. Apfel became an international celebrity of pop fashion.

Ms. Apfel was seen in a television commercial for the French car DS 3, became the face of the Australian fashion brand Blue Illusion, and began a collaboration with the start-up WiseWear. A year later, Mattel created a one-of-a-kind Barbie doll in her image. Last year, she appeared in a beauty campaign for makeup with Ciaté London.

Six years after the Met show she started her fashion line "Rara Avis" with the Home Shopping Network.

She was cover girl of Dazed and Confused, among many other publications, window display artist at Bergdorf Goodman, designer and design consultant, then signed to IMG in 2019 as a model at age 97.

Ms. Iris Apfel became a visiting professor at the University of Texas at Austin in its Division of Textiles and Apparel, teaching about imagination, craft and tangible pleasures in a world of images.

 In 2018, she published “Iris Apfel: Accidental Icon,” an autobiographical collection of musings, anecdotes and observations on life and style. 

Ms. Apfel’s apartments in New York and Palm Beach were full of furnishings and tchotchkes that might have come from a Luis Buñuel film: porcelain cats, plush toys, statuary, ornate vases, gilt mirrors, fake fruit, stuffed parrots, paintings by Velázquez and Jean-Baptiste Greuze, a mannequin on an ostrich.

The Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History in Boynton Beach, Florida, is designing a building that will house a dedicated gallery of Ms. Apfel's clothes, accessories, and furnishings.

Ms. Apfel’s work had a universal quality, It’s was a trend.

Rest in Power !

[jasper-the-menace]

I'm going to be engaging in a reading bingo thing for the library I work at (though I won't be eligable to win any prizes) for January and February. There aren't any rules about only counting one book per square, so there's a lot of fun overlap. The books are as follows:

Can't Spell Treason Without Tea (Rebecca Thorne)

Diadem: Book of Names (John Peel)

Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under The Sea (Dav Pilkey)

Dracula (Bram Stoker)

Give-A-Damn Jones (Bill Pronzini)

Gods of Jade and Shadow (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)

Heartbreaker (Julie Garwood)

Hide (Kiersten White)

Marrying the Ketchups (Jennifer Close)

Practical Gods (Carl Dennis)

Sigil Magic: For Writers, Artists, & Other Creatives (T Thorn Coyle)

Strawberry Shortcake Murder (Joanne Fluke)

The Leftover Woman (Jean Kwok)

The Midnight Library (Matt Haig)

The Puppets of Spelhorst (Kate DiCamillo)

The Whittiers (Danielle Steel)

Zendikar: In The Teeth Of Akoum (Robert Wintermute)

17 books in 60 days, most of which are over 300 pages. Let's fucking gooooo!

[tomoleary]

It’s a special treat to find images of artists by artists.

Barry Windsor-Smith by Michael Netzer

Gil Kane by Marie Severin

John Buscema by Bill Sienkiewicz

Frank Frazetta by Marcus Boas

Gene Day by Dave Sim

Al Williamson by Bernie Wrightson

Jeffrey and Louise Jones (Later Louise Simonson) by Bernie Wrightson

Jack Kirby by Michael Cho

Hannes Bok by Virgil Finlay

Carl Barks by Al Hirschfeld

[chaplinfortheages]

Some stunning photos of Edna Purviance as Marie St. Clair in "A Woman of Paris". The last photo is Charlie Chaplin directing Edna Purviance in a scene. He did not appear in the film.

The 2 men in Marie St. Clair’s life - her true love Jean Millett (Carl Miller*), a poor struggling artist, weak willed and under the influence of his mother & the man who gives her all the material things in the world, Pierre Revel (Adolphe Menjou**), the richest man in Paris but no love or promise of a future between them.

Charlie Chaplin created this dramatic role for Edna Purviance, hoping it would help towards a career as a dramatic actress. It was his way I’m sure of acknowledging her contribution to his early success as his leading lady from 1915-1923. Edna contributed more to “the tramp’s” continuing evolution and was his greatest and most enduring onscreen partner.

Choosing to not appear in the film had a downside: “A Woman of Paris” was praised by the critics but the public stayed away, seems they did not want to go see a Charlie Chaplin film he was not in. His biographer David Robinson says the film would have done immensely better if Charlie had removed his name from the bill.

In 1976 towards the end of his life Charlie Chaplin prepared a reissue of “A Woman of Paris” - he created a new score:

According to David Robinson: “The score was the last completed work of a creative life that had spanned three quarters of a century”

[hldailyupdate]

Louis Tomlinson today announces the return of his highly successful festival 'Away From Home' this year.

Following the huge success of the festival's 2021 debut, the 2022 one day festival will be held at the stunning Marenostrum Fuengirola, Malaga, Spain hosting 17,000 fans on Saturday 27th August.

Conceived and curated by Louis himself, the Away From Home festival was first held in 2021 at the UK’s iconic Crystal Palace Bowl and witnessed an audience of over 6,000 people.

This year in Malaga the stellar line-up includes English Indie-rock band The Vaccines who over the past decade have established themselves as one of Britain's biggest and most loved bands.

Madrid based Indie band Hinds also take the stage fresh from supporting The Strokes, along with Sun Room who bring their infectious energy following their support slots on Louis' global tour. Exciting Northern British Alt-punk band Stone will be on the bill bringing their exciting sound to Spain for the first time. In addition, the line-up will feature special DJ sets from The Libertines' very own Carl Barât.

Louis will be performing a full special headline set to close out the day.

Born in 2016, Marenostrum is quickly establishing itself as one of the most spectacular outdoor venues in Europe, with its proximity to the sea and view of Sohail Castle, offering the perfect location for The Away From Home Festival España 2022.

Tickets go on sale 10am CEST Friday 10th June and can be found through The Away From Home Festival website.

Louis has spent the last two years writing and recording his second solo album after signing a new global deal with BMG.

In 2021 , Louis was listed in the Guinness Book Of World Records for breaking the record for the most livestreamed concert by a solo male artist. Louis hosted one of the biggest live stream concert events of 2020, selling over 160,000 tickets to fans in over 110 countries and raising funds for several important charities and touring crew affected by the pandemic.

Louis is currently travelling the globe with his massive sold out World Tour which has so far visited UK, Europe, USA and South America. The tour included a sell out night at London's Wembley Arena and a highly emotional homecoming concert at The Dome in Louis's home town of Doncaster. Next the tour visits Asia and Australia for nine more sell out shows.

In total the tour has sold a phenomenal 500,000 tickets globally.

-Simon Jones on Louis and The Away From Home Festival. (8 June 2022)

via simonjonesPR

[yr-obedt-cicero]

what would you say is the most accurate painting of Hamilton?

According to Elizabeth and Hamilton's grandson, Allan McLane, the most accurate in Hamilton's likeness was James Sharples's and John Trumbull's;

"Most of the portraits of Alexander Hamilton, of which there seem to be many, are inartistic and disagreeable, because of their crudity and ugliness, a large number being the work of the peripatetic painters who flourished during the early part of the century, and up to the discovery of Daguerre. Exceptions, however, are the portraits of Trumbull and Sharples. The work of the former is characterized by its dash and spirit, and an artistic excellence which is generally conceded. The merit of the work of the latter lies chiefly in the fidelity of the likeness. The Trumbull portraits of Hamilton are well known, that belonging to the New York Chamber of Commerce having been often copied and engraved. The Sharples portrait, which is here presented, has never been reproduced.”

“James Sharples (or Sharpless), an Englishman, came to the United States in 1796, and won im- mediate popularity through the novelty and cleverness of his profile pastel portraits. That of Washington was followed by many others of persons identified with the Revolution. This picture of Hamilton is from one of his few portraits in oil, a small cabinet picture measuring eight by ten inches, which was owned by my grandmother, Mrs. Alexander Hamilton, who survived her husband fifty-two years, and died in the city of New York in 1856, at the age of ninety-seven years. She bequeathed it to my father, the late Philip Hamilton, who was their youngest son. She always maintained that the Sharples portrait was the only satisfactory likeness she had known. So far as I can learn, it was painted when Hamilton was about thirty-nine years old, and after he had retired from the treasury and had resumed the practice of law in New York.”

(source — The Century)

Alexander Hamilton by James Sharples, c. 1796

Alexander Hamilton by John Trumbull, c. 1806

There is actually a matching portrait by Sharples of Elizabeth too, although Trumbull's is arguably the most beloved and is usually the iconic one you will see whenever searching around Hamilton on the internet.

But of course, there is also the unforgettable marbel bust of Hamilton. By Ceracchi, who was a sculptor from Rome who had proposed to Congress a memorial to the American Revolution, however Congress would decide against his proposal. But that was after he would sculp several prominent figures like; Washington, Jefferson, and as we all know, Hamilton. In July 1792, Ceracchi wrote Hamilton that he was “impatient to receive the clay that I had the satisfaction of forming from your witty and significant physiognomy”. When Ceracchi heard the memorial proposal was rejected, he sent the completed busts to each of his models in 1794. But also hilariously sent them each a bill for the work they didn't ask for. And while Washington tried to return the bust rather than pay that outrageously for a marbel copy of his face, Hamilton shamelessly paid $620 “for this sum through delicacy paid upon cherachi’s draft for making my bust on his own importunity & as a favour to him.” because he wanted that bust for himself if he could.

The Hamilton family kept the bust until 1896 when they donated it to the New York Public Library, there is also a copy on display at the Grange. This bust would be utilized as a common reference for Hamilton's appearance posthumously; Trumbull used the bust as model for a series of 1804-1808 portraits of Hamilton (Example above). And the first US Postal Service stamp to honor Hamilton was an 1870 30-cent stamp using this bust as a model. Also in 1880 while the bust was owned by Hamilton's son, John Church Hamilton, he lended it so it could be used as a model for the head of the granite statue of Hamilton by Carl Conrads.

[cuzikan]

As a session musician, arranger, producer, singer, songwriter, pianist, guitarist, bandleader, and touring musician, Leon Russell has collaborated with hundreds of artists, including Glen Campbell, Joe Cocker, Willie Nelson, Edgar Winter, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, J.J. Cale, David Gates, Bruce Hornsby, Hal Blaine, Tommy Tedesco, Bobby “Boris” Pickett, B.B. King, Freddie King, Bill Wyman, Steve Cropper, Carl Radle, Chuck Blackwell, Don Preston, Jesse Ed Davis, Rita Coolidge, Gram Parsons, Barbra Streisand, Ike & Tina Turner, Ricky Nelson, Herb Alpert, Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin, Ann-Margret, Dean Martin, Marvin Gaye, Dave Mason, Steve Winwood, and groups such as Delaney & Bonnie and Friends, The Monkees, and more.

[inkyboi25]

Head canons (BATDR human addition)

- Audrey Drew: Is described to be one of Arch Gate Films hardest worker, and is liked by many coworkers

- Wilson Arch: Where his father saw a simple cartoon industry, he saw a goldmine of experiments, and he wanted it all to himself. Wanted to use his own creations against the Ink Demon, and have total control over the Ink dimension

- Allen Gray: A man of business who doesn’t appreciate having failure in his projects. Sometime after Joey’s death he tried to take back the ink machine, most likely knowing what it’s capable of

- Telly Wester: Worked at the bank that Joey Drew would take loans out from, he had to repossess much of the studio belongings after bankruptcy

- Nathan Arch: After Joey’s demise, he was inspired by his work, wanting to keep the “magic” Joey created alive. Is Wilson’s father, but never payed attention to, deeming he wasn’t a “thinker”

- Angus Newman: Worked with Shawn Flynn in the toy factory, but was often slacking off

- Dale Little: Was in charge of tracking shipments in and out of Joey Drew Studios before being in charge of the security codes

- Hudson Doyle: Was forced to be a tour guide to try and earn more money, since Joey was always finding ways to keep money close to him

- Kay Lee: She was instructed to hide objects and files Joey would deem too important to lose, making her question Joey

- Sally Newt: Joey Drew’s personal secretary

- Carl: The amount of stress Joey and the animations put on him drove him to hang himself in his office

- Bill Danton: Started having personality disorders and mental instability after creating and acting out so many cartoon characters (became one of the lost ones in Artist Rest)

- Phil Clark: Was one of the many animators Joey had to hire to replace Henry

- Jane Todd: After the rest of the animation department laughed at her character, she wanted to prove Carly was worth being shown, and thus became Carly

- Lance Derby: Would try and look into what the GENT company was doing in the studio

- Dina Dean: A model that wants to endorse a new shoe polishing product, and Wally finds attractive

- Hank Scott: Just an average worker who wants to get some decent shut eye

- Muncie Dunn: One of the original mechanics at Joey Drew Studios before GENT arrived, doesn’t approve of Joey and GENT’s business partnership

- Grace Conway: Would often talk with Norman Polk when he was hiding somewhere, and would hide in spots no one could find, even stealing from her fellow coworkers

- Eugene Lloyd: Was one of the many JDS workers that hated GENT’s company choices

- GENT: Was once a construction company before working with Joey, starting using poor people as test subjects; broke into the Joey Drew Museum to steal the ink machine and everything it needed to start up

- Steve McGregor: A strong new worker at the GENT corporation that makes everyone drop their jaws at his strength (became Big Steve)

- Archie Carter: Was in money trouble so decided to accept being one of GENT’s test subject candidates

- Chef Buck: After his coworker Little Andre died in front of him, he used his carcass as food for the other workers

- Kitty Thompson: Is a person who is curious about the mysterious ghost train that appears on the lines

- Wilton Moore: An author who loved to create lengthy stories

- Tessa Arch: Possibly either Nathan’s wife or another family member who cares about his health

[zaphffayrkunialofphinsfable]

my fictional band JFKFC

genres: rock, pop, beat, psychedelia, soul, r&b, gospel, jazz, folk, blues, country, traditional pop, experimental, psychedelia, Indian classical, funk, classical, electronic, hard rock, blues rock, folk rock, heavy metal

years together: 1958-1986

year they blew up: 1967

influences: Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Aretha Franklin, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, Led Zeppelin, Carl Perkins, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Gene Vincent, Lonnie Donegan, Phil Spector, Ravi Shankar, Roy Orbison, The Isley Brothers, The Everly Brothers, Arthur Alexander, Eddie Cochran, Smokey Robinson, Larry Williams, The Shirelles, The Supremes, Little Willie John, The Marvelettes, The Shadows, Bill Haley, Buck Owens, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Kidd & The Pirates, Bo Diddley, The Band, King Curtis, Carole King, Slim Whitman, Billie Holiday, Clara Ward, Dinah Washington, Mahalia Jackson, Ruth Brown, Sam Cooke, Sarah Vaughan, Big Maybelle, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Willie Mae Ford Smith, Wynona Carr, Bessie Smith, Dorothy Love Coates, Ella Fitzgerald, Esther Phillips, James Cleveland, Johnny Ace, LaVern Baker, Ma Rainey, Nat King Cole, Nina Simone, Arizona Dranes, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Dave Van Ronk, Hank Williams, Rev. Gary Davis, Woody Guthrie, Allen Ginsberg, Bill Monroe, Blind Willie McTell, Cisco Houston, Hary Smith, Jimmie Rodgers, Leadbelly, Johnny Cash, Little Richard, Mississippi John Hurt, Odessa, Pete Seeger, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Bascom Lamar Lunsford, Clarence Ashley, Dock Boggs, Jesse Fuller, Robert Johnson, John Jacob Niles, Lefty Frizzell, The Carter Family, Victoria Spivey, Alan Lomax, Doc Pomus, Doc Watson, Mississippi Sheiks, The Weavers, Roscoe Holcomb, George Gershwin, Percy Mayfield, Blind Boy Fuller, Josephine Baker, Frank Hutchison, Ewan MacColl, Billy Lee Riley, B.B. King, John Coltrane, The Yardbirds, Little Richard, Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters, Cream, T-Bone Walker, The Impressions, Buddy Guy, Elmore James, Freddie King, Hubert Sumlin, Little Walter, Jimmy Reed, Lonnie Mack, Albert Collins, Bobby Womack, Curtis Mayfield, Earl Hooker, Esquerita, Johnny “Guitar” Watson, Ike Turner, Charley Patton, James Brown, Johnny Jenkins, Randy Hansen, Charlie Christian, Moby Grape, Fairport Convention, Otis Rush, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Willie Dixon, Anne Briggs, Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, The Creation, The Rolling Stones, Blind Willie Johnson, Davy Graham, Fleetwood Mac, James Cotton, Johnny Burnette, Memphis Minnie, Small Faces, Jake Holmes, Spirit, Tim Rose, Vanilla Fudge

JHENE FRANCIS

born: James Francis Parker June 3rd, 1940 Toronto, Canada

died: 22nd September, 2001 (aged 61) Detroit, Michigan, US

cause of death: gunshot wounds

resting place: cremated; ashes scattered in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan

occupation: singer, songwriter, pianist, civil rights activist, record producer, artist, writer, musician

years active: 1957-2001

(btw im not gonna fill in the spouses section on any of these I haven't figured that out yet)

children: 12

(btw im not gonna fill in the parents section on any of these I haven't figured that out yet)

relatives: Mary Parker (sister), Linda Parker (sister), Sarah Sheehan (half-sister), Filzah Ellington (aunt)

genres: soul, r&b, gospel, jazz, pop, folk, blues, rock, country, traditional pop, experimental

instruments: vocals, piano, guitar, keyboards, harmonica

strengths: supportive, reliable, observant, enthusiastic, hardworking, good practical skills, charming, sensitive to others, kind, encouraging, imaginative, passionate, curious, perceptive, excellent communicator, easygoing, good-natured, positive

weaknesses: overly humble, takes things personally, represses his feelings, reluctant to change, too altruistic, difficulty with structure, unpredictable, easily stressed, difficulty with technical-problem solving, fluctuating self-esteem, people pleaser, unfocused, disorganised, overly accommodating, overly optimistic, restless

JOHN HARLY

birth name: William John Harley

also known as: John Mason Harly

born: 12th July, 1942 Toronto, Canada

died: 18th September, 1986 Toronto, Canada (aged 44)

genres: rock, psychedelia, blues, r&b, pop, indian classical

occupation: musician, songwriter, singer, record producer, film producer

instruments: guitar, vocals, sitar

years active: 1960-1986

children: 1

strengths: charming, sensitive to others, kind, encouraging, imaginative, passionate, insightful, principled, altruistic, creative

weaknesses: difficulty with structure, unpredictable, easily stressed, difficulty with technical problem solving, fluctuating self esteem, sensitive to criticism, reluctant to open up, perfectionist, avoids the ordinary, prone to burnout

JOHN JORGIE

birth name: John Mark Jorgie

born: 9th April, 1938 Detroit, Michigan, US

died: 2nd August, 2004 Los Angeles, California, US (aged 66)

genres: r&b, soul, pop, funk, jazz, rock, classical, electronic

occupation: session musician, singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, film producer, businessman

instruments: bass, double bass, vocals, guitar, keyboards

years active: 1956-2004

children: 5

relatives: Steve Jorgie

strengths: charming, sensitive to others, kind, encouraging, imaginative, passionate, strong practical skills, strong sense of duty, very loyal, sensitive, warm, good at connecting with others

weaknesses: difficulty with structure, unpredictable, easily stressed, difficulty with technical problem solving, fluctuating self esteem, worried about his social status, inflexible, vulnerable to criticism, often too needy, too selfless

GEORGE FAREN

birth name: James William Peyton

born: 19th June, 1944 Stoke-On-Trent, England

died: 25th September, 2002 Birmingham, England (aged 58)

genres: rock, pop

occupation: musician, singer, songwriter, actor

instruments: drums, percussion, vocals

years active: 1959-2002

children: 3

strengths: bold, rational, practical, original, perceptive, direct, sociable, positive, enthusiastic, hands on, observant, excellent people skills

weaknesses: insensitive, impatient, impulsive, unstructured, may miss the bigger picture, defiant, sensitive, conflict averse, easily bored, poor long term planner, unfocused

[one-album-wonders]

The Greatest American Rock Star Tournament

A lot of new people have discovered the March Madness of American Rock Bands in the past couple of days and are reblogging and commenting on polls that closed some time ago.  I appreciate the energy, but unfortunately there’s also a lot of anger and threats directed at bands and the people who voted for them.  I propose redirecting that energy to our follow-up tournament for The Greatest American Rock Star!  Follow this blog and reblog this post so we can get as many voters as possible for the next tournament and hopefully avoid people being angry about it after the fact.

Here's the plan:

I’m making a list of solo rock performers from the United States (including artists who were born, naturalized, or just lived in the US for a long time).  The list is below the cut and currently has 312 artists.  I’m still accepting submissions but will cap it 320.

We're using the broadest definition of rock for the artists participating in this tournament. Genres and sub-genres will included acid rock, alternative rock, art rock, blues rock, country rock, dance music, doo-wop, electronic music, folk rock, funk, glam rock, grunge, heavy metal, hip hop, indie rock, industrial, new wave, pop, power pop, punk, rap, reggae, r&b, rock and roll, rockabilly, singer/songwriter, ska, soft rock, soul, surf music, yacht rock, and more! If you think an artist is "not rock" then the best thing you can do is not vote for them. Nobody wants to see your comments about how you think [artists name] is "not rock" and if you're too obnoxious about it you might get blocked.

For the first stage of the competition, artists will be in groups of 4 with other artists from the same decade.  Since many artists have multi-decade careers, I’m placing them in the decade when they first emerged as a popular recording artist, which is deliberately vague, and I may shift some artists around a bit to balance the groups.

Schedule:

April 3-10: Group Stage

Every day I will post 9 to 10 polls of groups of 4.  These polls will be open 7 days to allow them to get the most possible attention from Tumblr users.  Campaigning for favorite artists is encouraged. Vitriol directed at artists and especially at Tumblr users who vote for them is not, and may get you blocked.

April 17-20: The Winnowing

Artists who advanced from the group stage will be seeded for head to head, one day polls against other artists who participated in groups whose polls started on the same day.

April 27-May 10: Bracket

All surviving artists will be placed into a bracket for head-to-head matchups lasting one day each.

"Weird Al" Yankovic

50 Cent

Aaron Neville

Afrika Bambaataa

Akon

Al Green

Al Jarreau

Albert King

Alice Cooper

Alicia Keys

Angel Olsen

Aretha Franklin

Ariana Grande

B.B. King

Bad Bunny

Barry White

Beck

Belinda Carlisle

Ben E. King

Bernie Worrell

Bette Midler

Beyonce

Big Daddy Kane

Big Joe Turner

Big Mama Thornton

Bill Haley

Bill Withers

Bille Joe Armstrong

Billie Eilish

Billy Joel

Billy Preston

Bo Diddley

Bob Dylan

Bob Mould

Bob Seger

Bobbie Gentry

Bobby "Blue" Bland

Bobby Darrin

Bobby Womack

Bonnie Raitt

Bootsy Collins

Brandi Carlile

Brenda Lee

Brian Wilson

Brittany Howard

Bruce Springsteen

Bruno Mars

Buddy Guy

Buddy Holly

Busta Rhymes

Cardi B

Carl Perkins

Carlos Santana

Carly Simon

Carole King

Cat Power

Chaka Khan

Chance the Rapper

Cher

Chris Cornell

Chris Isaak

Chuck Berry

Chuck Willis

Clyde McPhatter

Common

Conway Twitty

Coolio

Curtis Mayfield

Cyndi Lauper

DaBaby

D'Angelo

Danger Mouse

Darlene Love

David Byrne

David Crosby

David Lee Roth

Debbie Harry

Del Shannon

Diana Ross

Dick Dale

Dion

Dionne Warwick

DMX

Dolly Parton

Don Henley

Donna Summer

Dr. Dre

Dr. John

Duane Eddy

Eddie Cochran

Eddie Money

Elvis Presley

Eminem

Erykah Badu

Esther Phillips

Etta James

Everlast

Fats Domino

Fetty Wap

Fiona Apple

Flo Rida

Frank Ocean

Frank Zappa

Future

Gary Clark Jr.

Gary Puckett

Gene Pitney

Gene Vincent

George Clinton

Ghostface Killah

Glen Frey

Gloria Estefan

Gloria Gaynor

Gram Parsons

Gregg Allman

Gwen Stefani

Halsey

Hank Ballard

Harry Nilsson

Howlin' Wolf

Ice Cube

Ice-T

Iggy Pop

Ike Turner

Irma Thomas

Isaac Hayes

J Dilla

J. Cole

Jack White

Jackie Wilson

Jackson Browne

Jadakiss

James Brown

James Ingram

James Taylor

Jane Wiedlin

Janelle Monae

Janet Jackson

Janis Joplin

Jason Derulo

Jason Mraz

Jay-Z

Jeff Buckley

Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Lopez

Jenny Lewis

Jerry Lee Lewis

Jill Sobule

Jim Croce

Jimi Hendrix

Jimmy Reed

Joan Baez

Joe Tex

Joe Walsh

John Fogerty

John Lee Hooker

John Legend

John Mellencamp

John Prine

John Sebastian

Johnny Ace

Johnny Cash

Johnny Winter

Jon Bon Jovi

Joni Mitchell

Josh Groban

Juice WRLD

Juliana Hatfield

Justin Timberlake

Kanye West

Katy Perry

Kelly Clarkson

Kendrick Lamar

Kenny Loggins

Kesha

Kid Rock

Kim Carnes

Kurtis Blow

Lady Gaga

Lana Del Rey

Laura Nyro

Lauryn Hill

Lavern Baker

Lenny Kravitz

Levon Helm

Lil Baby

Lil Kim

Lil Nas X

Lil Wayne

Linda Rondstadt

Lindsey Buckingham

Link Wray

Lionel Richie

Lisa Loeb

Little Richard

Little Willie John

Liz Phair

Lizzo

LL Cool J

Lloyd Price

Lorraine Ellison

Lou Reed

Lucinda Williams

Ludacris

Luke Bryan

Madlib

Madonna

Mariah Carey

Marvin Gaye

Mary J. Blige

Mary Wells

MC Lyte

Meat Loaf

Meg Myers

Megan Thee Stallion

Meghan Trainor

Melissa Etheridge

Meredith Brooks

Method Man

MF Doom

Michael Jackson

Michael McDonald

Miles Davis

Miley Cyrus

Missy Eliot

Mitski

Moby

Muddy Waters

Nancy Sinatra

Nas

Neil Diamond

Neko Case

Nina Simone

Otis Redding

P!nk

Pat Benatar

Patti Smith

Paul Simon

Paul Westerberg

Paula Cole

Percy Sledge

Pharrell Williams

Phil Ochs

Philp Bailey

Phoebe Bridgers

Pitbull

Post Malone

Prince

Queen Latifah

Randy Newman

Ray Charles

Richie Havens

Rick Derringer

Rick Springfield

Ricky Nelson

Ritchie Valens

Rob Zombie

Roger McGuinn

Ronnie Spector

Roy Orbison

Ruth Brown

Ryan Adams

Sam Cooke

Sammy Hagar

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Selena Gomez

Sharon Van Etten

Shawn Colvin

Sheb Wooley

Sheila E.

Sheryl Crow

Sly Stone

Smokey Robinson

Snoop Dogg

Solomon Burke

St. Vincent

Stephen Stills

Steve Earle

Steve Miller

Steve Perry

Steve Van Zandt

Stevie Nicks

Stevie Ray Vaughn

Stevie Wonder

Sufjan Stevens

Suzanne Vega

Taylor Swift

The Big Bopper

The Notorious B.I.G.

The Weeknd

Timbaland

Tina Turner

Todd Rundgren

Tom Petty

Tom Waits

Tori Amos

Townes Van Zandt

T-Pain

Tracy Bonham

Tracy Chapman

Travis Scott

Tupac Shakur

Usher

Wanda Jackson

Warren Zevon

Waylon Jennings

Whitney Houston

Willie Nelson

Wilson Picket

Wiz Khalifa

Wyclef Jean

Yasiin Bey (Mos Def)

[thehyperrequiem]

Diego and the Scary Monstrous Revival (Bendy and the Dark Revival parody) cast

"Return to the cartoon studio from Diego and the Dino Machine™. See the ink-soaked kingdom of Diego Brando™ like never before through the eyes of Edge/Jolyne, an animator with mysterious abilities. Deeper, darker, and with more horror-stoked action, the Scary Monstrous Revival will keep you on the edge."

Edge (Mario + Rabbids) as Audrey Drew (Real World)

Jolyne Cujoh (JJBA Stone Ocean) as Audrey Drew (Cycle)

Starscream (Transformers Prime) as Wilson Arch

DIO Brando (JJBA Stardust Crusaders) as Shipahoy Wilson

Mikitaka Hazekura (JJBA Diamond is Unbreakable) as Porter

Mariah (JJBA Stardust Crusaders) as Betty

Wambus Troubleham (Bugsnax) as Steve McGregor

Carne (JJBA Vento Aureo) as Big Steve

Gwess (JJBA Stone Ocean) as Carley

Dr. Ferdinand (JJBA Steel Ball Run) as Slicer

Foo Fighters (JJBA Stone Ocean) as Heidi

Bakugou (My Hero Academia) as Bill Danton

Ghiaccio (JJBA Vento Aureo) as Mad Artist

Changelings (My little Pony) as Widows

Queen Chrysalis (My little Pony) as Widow King

Ringo Roadagain (JJBA Steel Ball Run) as Lord Amok

DIO Brando (JJBA Phantom Blood) as Shipahoy Dudley

Decepticons and Vehicons (Transformers Prime) as Keepers

Glamrock Animatronics (FNAF SB) as The Ink Jets

Limp Bizkit Zombies (JJBA Stone Ocean) as Iridescent Lost ones

Weather Report (JJBA Stone Ocean) as Henry Stein

Cromdo Face (Bugsnax) as Joey Drew

Scary Monsters Diego Brando (JJBA Steel Ball Run) as Bendy/Baby Benders

Partial Utahraptor! Diego Brando (JJBA Steel Ball Run) as Ink Bendy

Utahraptor! Diego (JJBA Steel Ball Run) as Beast Bendy

Hot Pants (JJBA Steel Ball Run) as Alice Angel

Partial Utahraptor! Hot Pants (JJBA Steel Ball Run) as Susie-Alice

Yukako (JJBA Diamond is Unbreakable) as Allison Angel

Koichi (JJBA Diamond is Unbreakable) as Himself/Allison’s Boyfriend

Gyro Zeppeli (JJBA Steel Ball Run) as Boris the Wolf

Johnny Joestar (JJBA Steel Ball Run) as Himself/Boris’s Friend

Giorno (JJBA Vento Aureo) as Tom

Pucci (JJBA Stone Ocean) as Sammy Lawrence

Rubber Soul, Devo the Cursed, ZZ and Steely Dan (JJBA Stardust Crusaders) as The Butcher Gang

Legoshi (Beastars) as Norman Polk

Formaggio (JJBA Vento Aureo) as The Projectionist

Daniel J. D'Arby (JJBA Stardust Crusaders) as Bertrum Piedmont

Dark Enchantress Cookie (Cookie Run) as Susie Campbell

Joseph Joestar (JJBA Battle Tendency) as Wally Franks

Caesar Zeppeli (JJBA Battle Tendency) as Thomas Connor

Snorpy (Bugsnax) as Jack Fain

Chandlo (Bugsnax) as Himself/Jack’s Lover

Tiziano (JJBA Vento Aureo) as Swollen Jack

Squalo (JJBA Vento Aureo) as Himself/Swollen Jack’s Lover

Triffany Lottablog (Bugsnax) as Allison Pendle

Floofty (Bugsnax) as Grant Cohen

Salt Cookie (Cookie Run) as Shawn Flynn

The Pillar Men and Santana (JJBA Battle Tendency) as The Butcher Gang Enemies

Utahraptors (Jurassic Park series) as The Searchers

Zombies (JJBA Phantom Blood) as Lost Ones

Megatron (Transformers Prime) as Nathan Arch

Airachnid (Transformers Prime) as Tessa Arch

Perceptor (Transformers Animated) as Alan Grey

Gramble Gigglefun (Bugsnax) as Telly Wester

Mario Zucchero (JJBA Vento Aureo) as Angus Newman

Tonio (JJBA Diamond is Unbreakable) as Dale Little

Eggabelle (Bugsnax) as Kay Lee

Beffica (Bugsnax) as Jane Todd

Gingerbrave (Cookie Run) as Lance Derby

Ratchet (Transformers Prime) as Hank Scott

Juno (Beastars) as Grace Conway

Deku (My Hero Academia) as Phil Clark

Sale (JJBA Vento Aureo) as Archie Carter

Carrot Cookie (Cookie Run) as Kitty Thompson

Quinn (Flipline) as Sally Newt

Telence T. D'Arby (JJBA Stardust Crusaders) as Hudson Doyle

Shockwave (Transformers Animated) as Chef Buck

Ironhide (Transformers Animated) as Muncie Dunn

Tea Knight Cookie (Cookie Run) as Eugene Lloyd

Thunder Mcqueen (JJBA Stone Ocean) as Carl

Scary Monsters Diego Brando (JJBA Steel Ball Run) (With Raptor teeth and eyes) as Sinful Bendy

Chapters:

Chapter 1: Drawn to Darkness

Chapter 2: The Raptor's Domain (The Demon's Domain)

Chapter 3: The Eternal Stand Power (The Eternal Machine)

Chapter 4: The Prison of Horrors (The Factory of Horrors)

Chapter 5: The Scary Monstrous Revival (The Dark Revival)

[lboogie1906]

Donald Lawrence (born May 4, 1961, in Gastonia, North Carolina) is a gospel music songwriter, record producer, and artist. He is known for his Grammy Award-nominated songs “The Blessing of Abraham” and “Encourage Yourself”.

He studied at Cincinnati Conservatory, where he earned a BFA in Music. He has received multiple Grammy and Stellar Award honors and served as vocal coach to the R&B group En Vogue, was the musical director for Stephanie Mills, songwriter for The Clark Sisters, and collaborator with a host of artists including Peabo Bryson, Kirk Franklin, Karen Clark Sheard, Donnie McClurkin, and Mary J. Blige.

He took on The Tri-City Singers. (The three cities that The Tri-City Singers come from are Spartanburg, Gastonia, and Charlotte) The group debuted in 1993 with A Songwriter’s Point Of View. The set debuted at #2 on the Billboard Top Gospel Charts. The group’s follow-up release Bible Stories would top those same charts.

He produced the live portion of Karen Clark Sheard’s Grammy-nominated Finally Karen debut. Lawrence & Tri-City released the seasonal Hello Christmas.

The next album would mark a fresh start for Donald Lawrence. I Speak Life was his first solo album. Donnie McClurkin, Hezekiah Walker, Faith Evans, Richard Smallwood, and Carl Thomasall contributed to the album. Jazz notables Ramsey Lewis and Lalah Hathaway were on hand for a remake of the Bible Stories classic “Don’t Forget To Remember”. He earned a total of 7 Stellar Award nominations and 6 wins.

The Tri-City Singers announced that they would retire, but not before one last live recording. Finale: Act One and Finale: Act Two were released. The concert included guest appearances from Bishop Walter Hawkins, Karen Clark Sheard, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Daryl Coley, LaShun Pace, Darwin Hobbs, and many other gospel luminaries. The album’s lead single “The Blessing Of Abraham” was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance. The Law of Confession Part I was released in February 2009.

He was featured on the title track “Released” by Bill Winston presents Living Word”. He was the host of Verizon’s “How Sweet The Sound Choir Competition”. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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Scrooge McDuck, Flintheart Glomgold and John D. Rockerduck - Three multi-billionaire ducks and the 75th anniversary of Scrooge McDuck

On November 14, 1947, a comic called Christmas on Bear Mountain was released and although it was a Christmas comic, Donald's uncle named Scrooge McDuck will appear for the first time. At the beginning a big grumpy and bastard man, and at the end a happy man and an adventurer who only loves money. Yes, Scrooge appears more often in the comics, but he has become the most important star of the Duckverse in general, after Donald Duck for sure. Also as you know, he is the main star for both versions of Ducktales, with brilliant voice actors like Bill Thompson, Will Ryan, John Kashir, especially Alan Young and of course the famous actor like David Tennatt who played Scrooge very well. Also Scrooge is among the top 10 richest fictional characters of all time. And he is certainly the richest duck in the world.

Yes, I drew Scrooge along with two of his two rivals as best frenemies, which are Flintheart Glomgold and John D. Rockerduck, who are also multi-billionaires, but not as much as Scrooge McDuck. All three characters were invented by Carl Barks, the genius comic artist and writer of most of the Donald Duck comics who established the Duckverse in comics as we know it. Flintheart Glomgold appears in 1956 and Rockerduck in 1961. So, Scrooge along with his two rivals are celebrating the 75th anniversary of Scrooge McDuck. Happy Anniversary Scrooge McDuck!

Yes, I hope to do more specials, if not bigger ones related to Scrooge McDuck's 75th anniversary. I hope you like this drawing. Also my gift for my friend, @pick-and-shovel-laborer .