On tonight's show, I'm going to celebrate the American Folk Blues Festival! The AFBF brought dozens of the best blues musicians of the decade over to Germany and northern Europe and produced video and audio recordings which should be regarded as American national treasures. The first one was hosted 50 years ago in 1962. Below is one of the many great videos from the festival featuring perhaps the festival's biggest ham, who also happened to be one of its best harmonica players. Tune in at 8 central at www.wildcat919.com/listenlive!
All performances from the five-CD box set American Folk Blues Festival '62 to '65
Disc 1: '62
1. Memphis Slim--Rockin' the House--3:02
Memphis Slim, vocal & piano, T-Bone Walker, guitar, Willie Dixon, bass, Jump Jackson, drums
2. John Lee Hooker--Shake It Baby--4:13
John Lee Hooker, vocal & guitar, T-Bone Walker, piano, Willie Dixon, bass, Jump Jackson, drums
Disc 2: '63 Part 1
3. Muddy Waters--My Captain--3:52
Muddy Waters, vocal & guitar
4. Muddy Waters--Five Long Years--5:03
Muddy Waters, vocal & guitar, Otis Spann, piano, Willie Dixon, bass, Matt "Guitar" Murphy, guitar, Billie Stepney, drums
5. Otis Spann--Goin' Down Slow--3:52
Otis Spann, vocal & piano, Sonny Boy Williamson, harmonica, Willie Dixon, bass, Matt "Guitar" Murphy, guitar, Billie Stepney, drums
6. Sonny Boy Williamson--Sonny Boy's Harmonica Blues--3:07
Sonny Boy Williamson, harmonica
Disc 3: '63 Part 2
7. Big Joe Williams--Baby Please Don't Go--2:03
Big Joe Williams, vocal & guitar
8. Matt "Guitar" Murphy--Matt's Guitar Boogie--5:17
Matt "Guitar" Murphy, guitar, Memphis Slim, piano, Willie Dixon, bass, Billie Stepney, drums
Disc 4: '64
9. Sonny Boy Williamson--I'm Trying to Make London My Home--4:25
Sonny Boy Williamson, vocal & harmonica, Hubert Sumlin, guitar
10. Sunnyland Slim--Everytime I Get to Drinkin'--4:23
Sunnyland Slim, vocal & piano, Hubert Sumlin, guitar, Willie Dixon, bass, Clifton James, drums
11. Lightnin' Hopkins--Ain't It a Pity--6:47
Lightnin' Hopkins, vocal & guitar
12. Hubert Sumlin--No Title Boogie--4:01
Hubert Sumlin, guitar, Sunnyland Slim, piano, Willie Dixon, bass, Clifton James, drums
13. Howlin' Wolf--Dust My Broom--6:02
Howlin' Wolf, vocal & guitar, Hubert Sumlin, guitar, Sunnyland Slim, piano, Willie Dixon, bass, Clifton James, drums
14. Willie Dixon--Weak Brain and Narrow Mind--2:51
Willie Dixon, vocal & guitar
15. Sugar Pie DeSanto--Baby, What You Want Me to Do--3:23
Sugar Pie DeSanto, vocal, Sunnyland Slim, piano, Hubert Sumlin, guitar, Willie Dixon, bass, Clifton James, drums
Disc 5: '65
16. Mississippi Fred McDowell--Highway 61--3:02
Mississippi Fred McDowell, vocal & guitar
17. Big Walter Horton--Blues Harp Shuffle--3:28
Big Walter Horton, harmonica, Buddy Guy, guitar, Jimmie Lee Robinson, bass, Fred Below, drums
18. Eddie Boyd--Five Long Years--3:17
Eddie Boyd, vocal & organ, Buddy Guy, guitar, Jimmie Lee Robinson, bass, Fred Below, drums
19. Big Mama Thornton--Hound Dog--3:20
Big Mam Thornton, vocal, Buddy Guy, guitar, Eddie Boyd, piano, Jimmie Lee Robinson, bass, Fred Below, drums
20. Roosevelt Sykes--Sail On--3:02
Roosevelt Sykes, vocal & piano, Buddy Guy, guitar, Jimmie Lee Robinson, bass, Fred Below, drums
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