Tuesday, April 28, 2009

'Sugar Shack' Artist Ernie Barnes Dead At 70

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IF YOU watched the Norman Lear 70s sitcom "Good Times" you will remember the Sugar Shack from the opening credits or Marvin Gaye's "I Want You" album cover. The artist who painted that iconic rendition of African American dance died last night. He was 70 years old.

Ernie Barnes

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