A tragically short-lived black variety show, The !!! Beat had Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown leading the house band, Freddie King as a regular guest, and Otis Redding, Percy Sledge and Patti LaBelle on the final episode.

This extra comfortable Bluescentric Brand sweatshirt is 8.5oz 80/20 cotton/polyester blend, with 100% cotton face (20 singles face yarn). It features a 1x1 ribbing at collar, cuffs and waistband, a tear-away label, and split stitch double needle sewing on all seams. The fit is very standard.

Visit the early silver screen with this Bessie Smith St. Louis Blues design, which features the promotional release poster for Smith's 1929 film of the same name. St. Louis Blues was one of the few early films to feature an entirely black cast.

Weight 0.37 lbs