 Jim Franklin's art on Armadillo Comics Jim Franklin (born 1943) is an artist best known for his poster art created for the Armadillo World Headquarters, a former Austin, Texas music hall. Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ...
The Armadillo World Headquarters (usually called simply The Armadillo) was the premiere music hall and entertainment center in Austin, Texas between 1970 and 1980. ...
Nickname: Live Music Capital of the World Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Country United States State Texas County Travis County - Mayor Will Wynn Area - City 669. ...
Franklin was born in Galveston, Texas and studied at the San Francisco Art Institute. Returning to Texas, he teamed with musicians and artists to open a psychedelic music hall in Austin, called the Vulcan Gas Company.[1] Franklin lived in the club and was its primary poster artist for bands such as Shiva's Headband, 13th Floor Elevators, Conqueroo, and Canned Heat.[2] At the Vulcan, Franklin and Gilbert Shelton worked together for the first time. Nickname: The Oleander City Location in the state of Texas County Galveston Mayor Lyda Ann Thomas Area - City 539. ...
Shivas Headband, Take Me To the Mountains Shiva’s Headband, an early Texas psychedelic rock band, formed in Austin in 1967. ...
The 13th Floor Elevators were a rock music group founded in Austin, Texas in late 1965. ...
Canned Heat album cover Canned Heat is a blues-rock/boogie band that formed in Los Angeles in 1965. ...
Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940, Houston, Texas) is an American cartoonist and underground comics artist. ...
Franklin began drawing armadillos in 1968 and it became a symbol of the hippie counterculture movement in Texas.[3] He used this armadillo motif when creating the album art for Shiva's Headband's first record, Take Me to the Mountains and poster art for the Armadillo World Headquarters. Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen live recording, Live from Deep in the Heart of Texas features Franklin's armadillo art, as does the Freddie King albums, Texas Cannonball and Woman Across the River. Shivas Headband, Take Me To the Mountains Shiva’s Headband, an early Texas psychedelic rock band, formed in Austin in 1967. ...
The Armadillo World Headquarters (usually called simply The Armadillo) was the premiere music hall and entertainment center in Austin, Texas between 1970 and 1980. ...
Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen is a rock band formed in 1967 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. ...
Freddie King (September 3, 1934 – December 28, 1976) was an influential American blues guitarist and singer, best known for his recordings Hide Away, Have You Ever Loved A Woman and Going Down. // King was born Frederick Christian in Gilmer, Texas on September 3, 1934. ...
Franklin also wrote Underground comix and created Armadillo Comics. Franklin's armadillo paintings earned him the nickname, the "Michelangelo of armadillo art."[4] Mr. ...
Many of Franklin's paintings and posters are signed with the initials, JFKLN. He continues to paint. Shivas Headband, Take Me To the Mountains Shiva’s Headband, an early Texas psychedelic rock band, formed in Austin in 1967. ...
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The Armadillo World Headquarters (usually called simply The Armadillo) was the premiere music hall and entertainment center in Austin, Texas between 1970 and 1980. ...
Stevie Ray Vaughan statue on Austins Town Lake. ...
Shivas Headband, Take Me To the Mountains Shiva’s Headband, an early Texas psychedelic rock band, formed in Austin in 1967. ...
References - ^ Jim Franklin (jfkln). South Austin Museum of Popular Culture. Retrieved on 2007/01/15.
- ^ Simon, Cheryl L. VULCAN GAS COMPANY. The Handbook of Texas Online. The Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved on 2007/01/15.
- ^ Moser, Margaret (Oct. 6, 2006). A Lot of Cojones and a Little Faith: The art of Micael Priest. The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved on 2007/01/15.
- ^ Smith, Larry L. ARMADILLO. The Handbook of Texas Online. The Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved on 2007/01/15.
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