Grego Anderson
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Grego Anderson (born 1967) is an American blues musician and folk artist, living in Austin, Texas, United States.
Art[]
His artwork has been exhibited in galleries from Boston, Massachusetts to San Diego, California, and is featured in the Mojohand online gallery.[1] His work is best described as "rustic;" he paints only portraits of blues musicians on wooden planks. His work appears as the cover art for blues musician Selwyn Birchwood's 2017 album, Pick Your Poison.[2]
Honors[]
Anderson was recognized by the United States Congress in 2003 as one of two official visual artists for the Year of the Blues.[3]
Appearances[]
Anderson appears in the Lightnin' Hopkins' documentary film, Where Lightnin' Strikes—the Lightnin’ Hopkins story,[4] and on the Veria television program, The Art of Living.
Music[]
Anderson is also a blues musician, playing lap steel guitar with The Freight Train Troubadours and Los Pistoles in Austin Texas, and as a sideman throughout the Americas.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Mojohand.com - Blues T-Shirts, Concert Posters and Blues artwork since 2001". Mojohand.com. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ "Selwyn Birchwood - Pick Your Poison". Discogs.com. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ "Year of the Blues". Yearoftheblues.org. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ "Where Lightnin' Strikes". Wherelightninstrikes.com. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- 1967 births
- Living people
- American blues guitarists
- American male guitarists
- Artists from Austin, Texas
- Musicians from Austin, Texas
- Guitarists from Texas
- 20th-century American guitarists
- 20th-century American male musicians
- American blues musician stubs