Just A Mix Of Pics - Ray Green Collection

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Off colour for a couple of days, hence no posts!

More Chris Barber OBE. He retains a good friendship with Sir Jackie Stewart and Bernie Ecclestone and if anyone deserved a knighthood for music it is Chris. He broke the USA's racial discrimination on musicians (see the film, Green Book) by bringing the black blues artists to the UK, and introduced the blues to the UK, in the very early 1960's.

When he retired from racing, he supported not only cars, but motorbikes and cycles and a rally car. The Lotus 47 shown here.

Shown before, my painting of him and his Lotus Elite at Mallory Park 1962, where he made the fastest 14 from 3 heats, to run in the final - beating the Team Elite entry... Presented to Chris on stage at Mansfield, Notts, celebrating 50 years of the Chris Barber band 2004.

With Chris 2005, when we were over in the UK after mum died and needed a weekend away from the house clearing.