VIDEO: THE AMERICAN FOLK-BLUES FESTIVAL 1962-1966

Saturday, September 01, 2012

WOW! Oh man oh man oh man...if you cats and kitties haven't seen this yet (or even if you have), set aside some of your long Labor Day weekend to view this remarkable film from the '60s. The American Folk-Blues Festival was a series of European concerts featuring the top African-American blues artists of the day, and the performances recorded here at a TV studio in Germany are just truly stunning. What an incredible document! Watch it here (thanks, YouTube uploader axavild), and then go purchase it HERE on DVD.

Seriously. You're not even going to BELIEVE how good this is.

The American Folk-Blues Festival 1962-1966 Vol. 1



01. T-Bone Walker — Call Me When You Need Me
02. Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee — Hootin' Blues
03. Memphis Slim — The Blues is Everywhere
04. Otis Rush — I Can't Quit You Baby
05. Lonnie Johnson — Another Night to Cry
06. Sippie Wallace — Women Be Wise
07. John Lee Hooker — Hobo Blues
08. Eddie Boyd — Five Long Years
09. Walter "Shakey" Horton
10. Junior Wells — Hoodoo Man Blues
11. Big Joe Williams — Mean Stepfather
12. Mississippi Fred McDowell — Going Down to the River
13. Willie Dixon — Weak Brain and Narrow Mind
14. Sonny Boy Williams — Nine Below Zero
15. Otis Spann — Spann's Blues
16. Muddy Waters — Got My Mojo Working
17. Finale: Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson, Memphis Slim, Willie Dixon — Bye Bye Blues
Bonus: 
18. Earl Hooker — Walking The Floor.Over You/Off The Hook

 The American Folk-Blues Festival 1962-1966 Vol. 2
1. Sonny Boy Williamson: Bye Bye Bird (1964) [1:22]
2. Sonny Boy Williamson: My Younger Days (1964) [3:24]
3. Sunnyland Slim: Come On Home Baby (1964) [4:05]
4. Willie Dixon: Nervous (1962) [3:57]
5. Lightnin' Hopkins: Mojo Hand (1964) [3:19]
6. Victoria Spivey: Black Snake Blues (1963) [4:42]
7. Memphis Slim: Everyday I Have the Blues (1963) [2:21]
8. T-Bone Walker: Don't Throw Your Love on Me So Strong (1962) [5:13]
9. Roosevelt Sykes: Tall Heavy Mama (1966) [2:42]
10. Willie Dixon: Sittin' and Cryin' the Blues (1963) [3:27]
11. Matt "Guitar" Murphy: Murphy's Boogie (1963) [4:17]
12. Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee: Stranger Blues (1962) [4:11]
13. Howlin' Wolf: Shake for Me (1964) [3:42]
14. Howlin' Wolf: I'll Be Back Someday (1964) [4:41]
15. Howlin' Wolf: Love Me Darlin' (1964) [3:24]
16. Big Mama Thornton: Down Home Shakedown (1965) [8:37]

 The American Folk-Blues Festival 1962-1966 Vol. 3
1. "Hound Dog" by Big Mama Thornton (1965) [2:34]
2. "Gulgport Boogie" by Roosevlet Sykes (1965) [2:08]
3. "Out of Sight" by Buddy Guy (1965) [2:23]
4. "Feel so Good" by Dr. Isaiah Ross (1965) [3:31]
5. "Flip, Flop and Fly" by Big Joe Turner (1966) [5:01]
6. "All Night Long" by Skip James" (1967) [2:48]
7. "Crow Jane" by Skip James (1967) [1:55]
8. "Got Sick and Tired" by Bukka White (1967) [4:55]
9. "Death Letter Blues" by Son House (1967) [5:55]
10. "Wild About You" by Hound Dog Taylor & Little Walter (1967) [2:38]
11. "Wand Dang Doodle" by Koko Taylor & Little Walter (1967) [2:56]
12. "Stranger Blues" (1967) [4:12]
13. "Burnt Child (Afraid of Fire" by Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee (1967) [2:28]
14. "Gonna Move Across the River" by Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee (1967) [2:51]
15. "The Blues Ain't Nothin' But a Woman" by Helen Humes (1962) [9:45]