“The Sugar Shack,” the dance-hall painting made famous for appearing in the credits of the 1970s sitcom “Good Times,” sold ... and sometimes credited to J.J. Evans, the character famously ...

Ernie Barnes’ 1976 painting The Sugar Shack, familiar to millions of TV viewers for its use during the closing credits of the ’70s sitcom Good Times ... painter “J.J. Evans,” played ...

DURHAM, N.C. – The 1970s television show “Good Times ... character J.J. Evans, played by Jimmie Walker. And the credits featured what became Barnes’ most popular painting of them all.

On a quiet evening exactly 50 years ago today, the first episode of Eric Monte and Mike Evans’ Good Times flickered to life ... SEPTEMBER 1978: After tripping over J.J. (Jimmie Walker, left ...