THOSE WERE THE DAYS,THE MUSIC BUSINESS HAS CHANGED, GREEDY CORPORATIONS HAS TAKEN OVER.

PARTY TIME WITH THE "TONYS" IN OAKLAND,2-15-91

WHEN CALIFORNIA LAUNCHED IT'S STATE LOTTO,THE "MARY JANE GIRLS" HELPED WITH THE EVENT IN UNION SQUARE IN SAN FRANCISCO,MID 1980s

SOUL GROUP, TONY TONI TONE, IN OAKLAND,BACK IN THE DAY AT DWAYNES' BIRTHDAY PARTY IN OAKLAND,2-15-91

THE WHISPERS IN OAKLAND AS THEY APPEARED IN THE 80s.

MC HAMMER OUT FRONT WITH THE HOLY GOAST BOYS AT KPOO'S 1985 OPEN HOUSE FOR IT'S NEW STUDIOS IN SAN FRANCISCO.

A GLORIOUS DAY AT AT&T PARK FOR A GIANTS GAME. 2005

EVEN THROUGH "OREN JUICE JONES"HAD THAT 1 HIT IT WAS GOLD, I CAUGHT UP WITH GANG AT THE CIRCLE STAR VENUE SOUTH OF SAN FRANCISCO

HERE WITH JIMMY JAM,HALF OF JANET JACKSONS' PRODUCER TEAM AT THE HIGHT OF HER CAREER, SHOT TAKEN AT A Q&A IN SAN FRANCISCO

NOT SURE WHERE THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN,POSSIBLY IN KENTUCKY. I LOOK SO SERIOUS AT 32 YEARS OLD.

THIS SHOT WAS TAKEN BY ONE OF WAYNE'S CUSTOMERS,A VERY NICE PICTURE OF WAYNES' SHOE SHINE STAND IN SF SINCE 1986

WAYNE HAS BEEN AT THIS LOCATION,WITH HIS SHOE SHINE STAND SINCE 1986,RECENTLY HAD HIS 50TH BIRTHDAY, VERY COLORFUL AND LOVES PEOPLE.

I SPENT ALMOST 3YEARS IN HAWAII,HERE I'AM SEEN AT A LUAU THE YEAR WAS 1975 AT THE TIME I WAS SERVING IN THE MILITARY,ASSIGNED TO TRIPLER HOSP.

WITH JAMES BROWN'S STAGE MANAGER,BACK IN THE DAY DANNY RAY WAS SEEN ON STAGE HANDLING JAMES' CAPE,THIS SHOT ,SAN FRANCISCO 2006

EXPERIENCING SAN FRANCISCO'S NORTH BEACH AREA,IN 1977,LOOK AT THE SLIM AND TRIM SWIG.

IN OAKLAND KEITH SWEAT "I WANT HER" ,BIG SINGLE HIT FOR HIM,KEITH HAS GONE ON TO CHART MANY MORE HITS,1986

IT WAS HALLOWEEN 1987 IN SAN FRANCISCO.THOSE WERE THE DIFFERENT TIMES, REMEMBER!

THE BIG THREE OF KPOO FM RADIO, JJ,WILL AND SWIG ..IN SAN FRANCISCO 2005 AT JUNETEENTH IN THE FILLMORE

MARRIED TERRY LEWIS OF THE "TIME",KARYN WHITE HAD #1 HITS WITH.. THE WAY YOU LOVE ME..AND SUPERWOMAN,HERE SHES IN OAKLAND, 1986

AT "JACK THE RAPPER'S" CONVENTION HELD IN ATLANTA IN 1990, DURING THE TIME WHEN LUKE SKYWALKER AND HIS POSSE WAS BLOWIN UP THE CHARTS,CONTROVERSY.

GABI IS ONE OF THE CREATIVE PEOPLE AT THE APPLE STORE IN SAN FRANCISCO WHO HAS BEEN MY COMPUTER EDITING GURU. SHE IS VERY SMART.

THE YEAR WAS 1956,A WEEK IN YOKOHAMA,JAPAN ON A BREAK FROM KOREA,I LOOK PRETTY LOADED.I WAS 17 YEARS OLD.

THERE WAS A TIME WHEN RECORD COMPANIES SPENT LOTS OF MONEY TO PROMOTE ARTISTS, LIKE THE STAND-UPS YOU SEE HERE...RICO CASANOVA "THE PROS" OAKLAND

WILLIE BROWN SERVED TWO TERMS AS MAYOR OF SAN FRANCISCO,WE SEE HIM HERE AT A RESTAURANT OPENING IN THE FILLMORE DISTRICT. 2004

UNDER THE SKYLINE OF SAN FRANCISCO, A FEW OF KPOO'S STAFF IN 2006

FRAN AND JOE RUDOLPH IN THE OLD ON AIR STUDIO IN 2000,THE LATE JOE RUDOLPH WAS THE GENERAL MANAGER OF KPOO.

THE WAY I LOOKED IN THE EARLY 90s ,I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT YEAR.

BLUES SINGER RUTH BROWN, SHE PASSED AWAY ON 17 NOV 2006,AT 78 YEARS OLD, I WAS ABLE TO GIVE HER A PHOTO TAKEN IN 1990 FROM ATLANTA, SHE WAS PLEASED.

I RAN INTO MIRANDA WILSON OF KKSF FM AT A STATION PROMOTION CONCERT IN OCTOBER 2006

MILLIE JACKSON,BLUES SINGER/ADULT COMIC BEFORE HITTING THE STAGE AT PARAMOUNT IN OAKLAND, MILLIE HAS BEEN PERFORMING FOR OVER 30 YEARS.

SOLOMON BURKE, SOUL SINGER IN GOLDEN GATE PARK,SAN FRANCISCO IN 2000.

NARADA SENT ME THIS PHOTO WITH LADY SOUL,MS FRANKLIN..NARADA MICHAEL WALDEN HAS WORKED WITH MANY ARTISTS; WHITNEY,TEVIN, AL JARREAU, INCLUDING ARETHA,

THE MAHATTANS,BACKSTAGE AT OAKLAND'S PARAMOUNT ..8-21-86..WHEN REGINA BELL WAS ON TOUR WITH THE MAHATTANS

SWIG AND THE LATE RUTH BROWN IN ATLANTA 1990,RUTH PASSED AWAY ON 17 NOV 06,I WAS JUST WITH HER IN SEPT 06

ONE OF THE 7 WONDERS OF THE WORLD,"THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE" A SHOT TAKEN WITH A ANALOG SLR MINOTA CAMERA,SCANED INTO iPHOTO. SUCH A GREAT PICTURE

SOMEONE ELSE TOOK THIS SHOT ,ANY PICTURE OF THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE IS A GREAT IMAGE.LIVING IN THE BAY AREA IS WONDERFUL.

SWIG,DWAYNE WIGGINS of "TONY,TONI.TONE" PRODUCER RAHN FUDGE ..SAN FRANCISCO BLACK FILM FESTIVAL 2003

Saturday in the park, in fine company,music,food and great people

Three of my lady friends at a outdoor concert in a Oakland park..August 2006

COLLAGE OF SOME OF MY LADY FRIENDS..and at the ballpark in Detroit.

I LOVE MUSIC.. MY NEW REFERENCE BOOK,FULL OF RECORDED MUSIC FACTS..OCTOBER 2006

WITH BLUES SINGER DENISE LASALLE IN OAKLAND..10/28/06

George Livingston and Swig at the Berkeley Jazz Festival..August 2006..George is a great showbiz photo shooter

GEORGE LIVINGSTON,FRIEND,RONNIE STAWART

BLUES SINGER..LATIMORE AND PROMOTER ERROLL JACKSON

MILLIE JACKSON ON PARAMOUNT'S WALL OF FAME

SWIG BACKSTAGE AT THE PARAMOUNT

KPOO DJ BOBBI WEBB..RONNIE STEWART..BABS Ronnie is the heartbeat that has kept The Bay Area Blues Society alive,based in Oakland, California.

SWIG..SUGA'PIE..BOBBI WEBB AT BLUES SHOW IN OAKLAND ..10/06