

#AuctionUpdate Ernie Barnes ‘The Sugar Shack sets an auction record for the artist this evening, 27x the previous record set by the artist. ('J.J.'), the older son of Florida and James Evans Sr. (Jimmie Walker) is moving out and Thelma (BernNadette Stanis) is pregnant From Season 6, Episode 22 The End of. Walker is most famous for playing James Evans Jr. (born June 25, 1947) is an American actor and comedian. Its time to celebrate for the Evans: J.J. Ja’Net Dubois, who played the vivacious neighbor Willona Woods on 'Good Times' and composed and sang the theme song for 'The Jeffersons,' has died.
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Following the series demise, however, reality again. The painting also inspired a memorable musical number in the 1983 TV special Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever, with live dancers performing as those depicted in The Sugar Shack.īarnes died of leukemia in 2009 at age 70. What is Jimmie Walker's Net Worth Jimmie Walker is an American actor and comedian who has a net worth of 800 thousand. Evans of the popular urban-styled sitcom Good Times (1974), Jimmie Walker lived the extremely good life.
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(Other Barnes paintings were occasionally featured on the show, and Barnes himself, who was a professional football player in the 1960s before devoting himself to his artistic endeavors, appeared briefly in two early episodes of the show.) During the show’s fifth and sixth seasons, the painting appeared in the family apartment of the Evans family, suggesting it was the work of eldest son and aspiring painter “J.J. The series, which aired for six seasons, introduced America to its first Black. Gaye was so taken with the image he sought permission to use it for the cover of his ’76 album.ĭuring the fourth season (1976-77) of the smash Norman Lear-produced sitcom Good Times, The Sugar Shack was used during both the show’s opening and closing credits, and in subsequent seasons was featured in either opening or closing credits. 1 / 13 The Evans: TVs First Black Family - This week marks the 40th anniversary of the premiere of Good Times. The Sugar Shack, which depicts a dance hall filled with vibrantly drawn Black dancers, elongated as they move to the rhythms of an R&B band, was inspired by Barnes’ memories of his childhood North Carolina hometown and is painted in the style that has come to be known as Black Romantic. Walker is most famous for playing James Evans Jr.

Johnny Brown Dies: 'Good Times', 'Laugh-In' & Broadway Actor, Musician Was 84 Ernie Barnes (1966) AP Photo/John Rooney Jimmie Walker is an American actor and comedian who has a net worth of 800 thousand.
