Cleo Silvers-Painter

Standing for justice and equality and kindness and I love music and the arts

[Jesse McLaren @McJesse]

Country musicians are like “Y’all, there’s two things I can’t stand. Socialism, and the exploitation of my labor by the bourgeoisie.”

[Joe Restivo @joerestivo]

Monk still confusing the jive over 50 years later. God bless this man.

[Cleo Silvers-Painter @PainterCleo]

Not one shoe.

[Premier Lacrosse League @PremierLacrosse]

“Lacrosse is the greatest sport ever invented by mankind.” - Jim Brown

🙏💛

[Cleo Silvers-Painter @PainterCleo]

@joerestivo A hard-working brother!

[Cleo Silvers-Painter @PainterCleo]

@joerestivo Beautiful! One of my favorites!

[☀️👀 @zei_squirrel]

Richard Pryor talks about why media executives censored his shows, to blunt his message of working class unity, and how maintaining racism to keep people divided is intrinsic to capitalism

[Cleo Silvers-Painter @PainterCleo]

@zei_squirrel Mr. Pryor could not be more accurate. Thank you for your insight

[Cleo Silvers-Painter @PainterCleo]

@joerestivo So sad. That is teasing this person of he woods.

[Cleo Silvers-Painter @PainterCleo]

@joerestivo This is very scary. I want music made by human beings. otherwise it has no meaning.

[Cleo Silvers-Painter @PainterCleo]

@joerestivo They took our family to BB Kings for Father's Day yesterday. When did you stop working in that band?

[Cleo Silvers-Painter @PainterCleo]

@Biedersam @joerestivo Racism in the raw and open.

[Cleo Silvers-Painter @PainterCleo]

@joerestivo 🫡😒

[Cleo Silvers-Painter @PainterCleo]

@GoodPoliticGuy @joerestivo Of course!

[Joe Restivo @joerestivo]

Memphis musician who is barely mentioned locally or anywhere for that matter. I try and correct that periodically on my and my radio partner John Buford's @WYXR_Memphis show Let's Get Lost Wednesdays at 10amCST. Stream us at https://t.co/zrIC9oP4LC.

[ryu @BSJazz]

Trumpeter Louis Smith Born in Memphis on May 20, 1931.

photos: Francis Wolff/Mosaic Image / Louis Smith, Charlie Rouse, and Sonny Clark, Album “Smithville” Session in 1958.
https://t.co/JjZYw8w9T1 @YouTube

[Cleo Silvers-Painter @PainterCleo]

@truebluebrenda Congrats!

[Cleo Silvers-Painter @PainterCleo]

@joerestivo @Mets I can't wait, either. I hope there are some gigs in Memphis, TN.

[Cleo Silvers-Painter @PainterCleo]

@dionnewarwick Or maybe, "Do you know the way to San Jose?"