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Mark Stevenson and the Givens. "Because Iniquity
Shall Abound: Songs Inspired by and Adapted from the Art of Outlaw Jesse
Howard."
Jesse Howard was a self-taught artist who lived
outside of Fulton, MO and filled his property with signs and
constructions which dealt with local and national politics, religion and
personal matters. He received national attention and was collected
widely in his own lifetime. He died in 1984 at the age of 98.
In the fall of 2000, Kansas City musician and
songwriter, Mark Stevenson, walked into an art exhibition containing
Howard's work and was inspired to write songs adapting the lyrics from
the text of Jesse Howard's signs and setting them to melody.
Tim Finn, music writer for the Kansas City Star,
has already praised the work, writing, "the melodies are as arresting as
the words are oddly profound." On Saturday, September 10, at 8:30 p.m.
Mark Stevenson and the Givens will release their long-anticipated 8-song
CD to the public. Admission is five dollars.
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