The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
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Actor: Big Mama Thornton, Bukka White, Memphis Slim, Muddy WattersBrand: Uni
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Compilation, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
DVD Release Date: 2004-08-31
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Hip-O Records
Movie Reviews of The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
Movie Review: Another Blues Treasure
Summary: 4 Stars
You know when we were listening to all those folkies like Bob Dylan, Dave Van Ronk and Joan Baez or starting to pick up on the Beatles or The Rolling Stones the American home grown blues was traveling to Europe to be appreciated by those audiences. Well, what goes around comes around. Here we have a `second' chance, thanks to these recently discovered archives rescued by German cinema, to see what we missed from the legends that were just winding down their careers.
So what do we have here? A sizzling T-Bone Walker. Sonny and Brownie. Memphis Slim, as always. Good solo performances by Roosevelt Sykes, a young Buddy Guy and "Big Joe" Turner. A nice section featuring the old country blues singers Skip James, Son House and Bukka White. A finale led by Helen Humes with an All-Star lineup including T-Bone, Willie Dixon, Jumping Jack and a host of others. For my money though the stealer of this show is Bukka White mentioned above. I might add that this is not the first time I have made mention of that fact, even against my favorites Son House and Howlin' Wolf. Bukka's long version of his classic "Cannonball" flipped me out. When he gets to flailing on that old National Steel guitar he "owns" it.
Those who follow the blues will be familiar with all the line up here. Practically every one of these performers has been reviewed by this writer elsewhere in this space (with the exception, I think, of Memphis Slim). So here you get them all under one roof while they are `hot'. For those who are unfamiliar with the performers or with classical acoustic and electric blues here's your primer. Get working.
Summary of The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
Tracklistings1. BIG MAMA THORNTON- Hound Dog
2. ROOSEVELT SYKES- Gulfport Boogie
3. BUDDY GUY- Out Of Sight
4. DR. ISAIAH ROSS- Feel So Good
5. JOE TURNER- Flip, Flop & Fly
6. SKIP JAMES- All Night Long
7. SKIP JAMES- Crow Jane
8. BUKKA WHITE Got Sick & Tired
9. SON HOUSE Death Letter Blues
10. HOUND DOG TAYLOR Wild About You
11. KOKO TAYLOR Wang Dang Doodle
12. SONNY TERRY & BROWNIE McGHEE-Stranger Blues
12. SONNY TERRY & BROWNIE McGHEE- Burnt Child (Afraid of Fire)
14. SONNY TERRY & BROWNIE McGHEE-Gonna Move Across The River
15. HELEN HUMES- THe Blues Ain't Nothing' But A Women
BONUS TRACKS:
16. EARL HOOKER- Earl's Boogie
17. MUDDY WATERS- Long Distance Call &
16. MUDDY WATERS-I Got My Mojo Working
They called 2003 "the year of the blues," but any year that sees another release in the American Folk Blues Festival series is one worth savoring. There's no lack of star power on this, the third volume (the first two were released in, yes, '03) taken from the European tours organized for American blues musicians between 1962 and '69; two fiery tunes by Muddy Waters are included as bonus tracks, Joe Turner is well known from his days with Count Basie, and the finale brings together such estimable perfomers as vocalist Helen Humes, pianist Memphis Slim, guitarist T-Bone Walker, bassist Willie Dixon, and longtime partners Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee. If names like Skip James, Bukka White, Dr. Isaiah Ross, and Son House (all playing in the acoustic Delta style, a sound that's about as raw and real as the blues gets) ring a bell only with serious blues fans, no matter. The performances (including what's purported to be the only extant audio-video footage of harmonica legend Little Walter) are uniformly strong, and the black & white images and strikingly clear sound are once again extraordinary. But this footage is not only a treat in and of itself. It's also music that changed our culture forever, as members of bands like the Rolling Stones, the Yardbirds, and Led Zeppelin were there to witness it in person.--Sam Graham
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