Blues Musician Norman Sylvester
View Related Episode: 10-Year Retrospective, Blues Musician Norman Sylvester, Glass Artist David Schwarz
Norman Sylvester was born in Louisiana, and learned the blues by listening to jukeboxes in cafes. He grew up in Portland, and became a fixture in Portland's blues scene, known for his dapper outfits. He calls himself the Northwest Boogie Cat.
First Broadcast: 2008
Producer: Vince Patton
Appeared in episode: 10-Year Retrospective, Blues Musician Norman Sylvester, Glass Artist David Schwarz
Video Extra: Watch the Norman Sylvester Band perform
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- With our new season beginning in the fall, August is a very busy time around the Oregon Art Beat cubes! We were catching our collective breath a few weeks ago, when I heard about a Vancouver-based artist called “Ginberry.” “She sends art to anyone who asks,” I told my colleague KC Cowan, “and it’s free!” I [...]
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