{"id":25247,"date":"2015-06-16T14:42:26","date_gmt":"2015-06-16T19:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=25247"},"modified":"2015-06-25T14:54:59","modified_gmt":"2015-06-25T19:54:59","slug":"t-model-ford-memorial-birthday-event-sat-june-20-in-greenville-miss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/t-model-ford-memorial-birthday-event-sat-june-20-in-greenville-miss\/","title":{"rendered":"T-Model Ford Memorial Birthday Event (Sat. June 20 in Greenville Miss.) – we miss T-Model!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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once upon a time at Cat Head – photo by Rebecca Long<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Miss Stella Ford<\/strong> & family celebrate what would have been the 95th birthday of the legendary “Taledragger”<\/strong> & “Ladies’ Man”<\/strong> \u2014 Bluesman James Lewis Carter Ford<\/strong> a.k.a. T-Model Ford<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n

T-Model’s friends & fans are invited to visit the gravesite (Greenlawn Memorial Garden<\/strong>, Washington County)<\/em> with the family around 2 pm<\/strong> followed by a party with music (musicians welcome!) at Walnut Street Blues Bar<\/strong>\u00a0 (128 S Walnut St, Greenville, Miss.) at 4 pm<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Photo taken May 31, 2013 at Greenlawn Memorial Garden at T-Model’s gravestone dedication<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Food & fun provided by the family. Donations welcome.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Articles about T-Model Ford on our site:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

July 16, 2013:<\/em><\/span> VIDEO – “On the Porch with T-Model Ford”<\/strong> (by Tyler Keith and Thad Lee)<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>
\n Initial TLV web announcement of T-Model’s passing<\/span><\/p>\n

July 18, 2013 (from TLV #184):<\/span> Blues Legend James “T-Model” Ford Passes Away: ‘Can’t you hear me cryin?’<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span>
\n Obituary\/announcement of the passing of T-Model Ford on July 16, 2013.<\/span>
\n(by Rebecca Long)<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

May 27, 2014:<\/em><\/span> “Grave Marker Dedication for James “T-Model” Ford on Saturday, May 31 in Greenville, Mississippi<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span>
\n Announcement of grave marker dedication for Ford, who passed away on Tuesday, July 16, 2013<\/span>
\n(text of announcement courtesy Miss Stella via Roger Stolle at Cat Head in Clarksdale)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

May 29, 2014 (originally published on June 28, 2007):<\/em><\/span> “Interview with Tyler Keith on his legendary Garage Rock band, The Neckbones”<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\n Mentions T-Model many times, as Tyler toured Europe with Ford and Amos Harvey in 2000.<\/span>
\nFrom the article, Tyler Keith says<\/strong>: <\/em>“One of the best experiences ever was had to play all these shows with T-Model Ford who is very inspiring person. I think he has more love for music than any person I\u2019ve ever seen. I\u2019ve never seen anybody play as much. He comes to the club at 3 o\u2019clock in the afternoon, he starts playing at 3 o\u2019clock in the afternoon, you have to take the guitar away from him that night, he\u2019ll play a good 10 hours with a smile, he had an incredibly hard life, he\u2019s not bitter at all, he\u2019s tough.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Photo taken at Cat Head Blues & Folk Art in Clarksdale on May 31, 2014 en route to gravestone dedication<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Beloved Mississippi musicians T-Model Ford and J.D. Mark passed away around the same time – we featured both of them on the cover of TLV #184 with T-Model’s obituary on page one.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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