History In Action in association with Bent Architect proudly present:

Champion Jack of the Ovenden Delta - A mixed-media performance celebrating the legendary blues man's years in Halifax!

During the 1960's, Champion Jack and his American station wagon were a familiar, if unusual, sight around Ovenden and Halifax. Jack had met and married a local girl, Shirley, and their Ovenden home became the base from which he continued touring. He worked with greats such as John Lee Hooker, BB King and Eric Clapton, all of whom stayed over after gigs to keep the party going and if they were lucky, Jack would cook up some of his favourite New Orleans food.  

Jack was a restless spirit who never stopped moving, or searching, a victim of racism and the Jim Crow laws of the American south, a war hero and champion boxer, a migrant who sought and found not just sanctuary but love, in Calderdale.

So please come and join us for a powerful and heartfelt mixed media performance as we celebrate of one of Halifax’s most mercurial and fascinating characters through his rich and soulful blues music, his own words, film, live action and oral testimony from his family, friends and those who remember and loved the one and only Champion Jack Dupree.

7.30pm- 9pm
8 & 9 October 2024
GRAYSTON UNITY
8 Horton St, Halifax HX1 1PU

Advance Tickets: via Eventbrite linked below (not available from the bar)
or £5 on the door

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