Dim Lights, Thick Smoke, & Loud, Loud Music

Waylon Jennings said “the honky-tonks of Texas were my natural second home…” and that is where traditional honky tonk music is still alive – in rundown little beer joints. The people who play, listen, dance and live the lifestyle, as if time had stood still, don’t change wherever you go – whether it’s the Little Longhorn Saloon in Austin, TX, or Skinny Dennis in Brooklyn, NY. I’ve spent the past ten years capturing this world on film using vintage cameras and flashbulbs to give the images a timeless feel.

Soho Photo Gallery
15 White St
NYC, 10013

May 7-June 1, 2019

The people represented here are truly talented and I want to thank them for their inspiration and mutual support.

Roger Wallace and Billy Brad Fordham:

Shannon Marino, of Heather Rae and the Moonshine Boys:

Teri Joyce and the Tagalongs:

Suzette Sundae:

Seth Kessel:

Susquehanna Industrial Tool & Die Co. (with Stella Rose St. Clair):

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