This really cool painting of Albert King can be found in Center Alley between Union Avenue and Monroe Avenue in downtown Memphis. Although there is no attribution on it, it looks like Lamar Sorrento’s work. #MemphisRising
Lamar Sorrento
Yard Dog Folk Art is an amazing gallery on South Congress in Austin that has an amazing array of paintings and other art works, including some by the noted Memphis musician and artist Lamar Sorrento (AKA Eddie Campbell). They also sponsor a SXSW stage in their courtyard, featuring a number of roots and Americana groups, such as the band Tender Mercies, which was playing when I entered. March 17, 2012.
Artwork By Lamar Sorrento at Birmingham’s Baha Burgers
On the way to the Industry Insider Music Summit last Thursday, I stopped at Birmingham for lunch at a place called Baha Burgers. The burgers were basic but good, but what stood out was the extensive amount of artwork by Memphis artist and sometimes musician Lamar Sorrento (nee James Eddie Campbell). It’s worth a visit just to see it.