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| − | Blues singer who was one of David Allen Grier’s regular characters on the 1990-1994 sketch comedy series ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098830/reference In Living Color]''. His shtick was that he’d talk a bit about something, then say “I wrote a song about it, | + | Blues singer who was one of David Allen Grier’s regular characters on the 1990-1994 sketch comedy series ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098830/reference In Living Color]''. His shtick was that he’d talk a bit about something, then say “I wrote a song about it, like to hear it? Here it goes.” His songs, accompanied by a simple blues riff, were often quite cutting and offensive, starkly contrasting with Tubbs’ genial non-singing persona. |
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In a 2018 interview with ''[https://www.avclub.com/david-alan-grier-on-the-carmichael-show-the-prescience-1828686418 The AV Club]'', Grier mentioned Tubbs was based on Shakey Jake, a real performer who used to play around the University of Michigan’s campus. | In a 2018 interview with ''[https://www.avclub.com/david-alan-grier-on-the-carmichael-show-the-prescience-1828686418 The AV Club]'', Grier mentioned Tubbs was based on Shakey Jake, a real performer who used to play around the University of Michigan’s campus. | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Mississippi Fatback Weatherspoon]] | ||
[[Category:1990|Tubbs, Calhoun]] | [[Category:1990|Tubbs, Calhoun]] | ||
[[Category:Sketch comedy television series|Tubbs, Calhoun]] | [[Category:Sketch comedy television series|Tubbs, Calhoun]] | ||
[[Category:Blues|Tubbs, Calhoun]] | [[Category:Blues|Tubbs, Calhoun]] | ||
| + | [[Category:In Living Color|Tubbs, Calhoun]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:55, 25 October 2023
Blues singer who was one of David Allen Grier’s regular characters on the 1990-1994 sketch comedy series In Living Color. His shtick was that he’d talk a bit about something, then say “I wrote a song about it, like to hear it? Here it goes.” His songs, accompanied by a simple blues riff, were often quite cutting and offensive, starkly contrasting with Tubbs’ genial non-singing persona.
In a 2018 interview with The AV Club, Grier mentioned Tubbs was based on Shakey Jake, a real performer who used to play around the University of Michigan’s campus.
