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The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966 Volume 1
The American Folk Blues Festival (1962-1966) represents the early, groundbreaking years of a touring showcase that brought legendary African American blues artists to Europe. Conceived by German jazz journalist Joachim-Ernst Berendt and promoters Horst Lippmann and Fritz Rau, it introduced authentic blues to massive European audiences.
Blues Stars in Europe During the Sixties
Blues & Gospel Train Part 2
The American Folk Blues Festival (1962-1966) represents the early, groundbreaking years of a touring showcase that brought legendary African American blues artists to Europe. Conceived by German jazz journalist Joachim-Ernst Berendt and promoters Horst Lippmann and Fritz Rau, it introduced authentic blues to massive European audiences.
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966 Volume 3
The American Folk Blues Festival (1962-1966) represents the early, groundbreaking years of a touring showcase that brought legendary African American blues artists to Europe. Conceived by German jazz journalist Joachim-Ernst Berendt and promoters Horst Lippmann and Fritz Rau, it introduced authentic blues to massive European audiences.
Blues Stars in Europe During the Sixties
Blues & Gospel Train Part 2
The Blues and Gospel Train was an influential television music special produced by Granada Television on May 7, 1964. It famously featured pioneering African American musicians performing on the platforms of the disused Chorlton railway station in Manchester, England.
The Electric Blues Guitar Story
The Electric Blues Guitar Story is a Musical Kaleidoscope show created by Don Robertson containing valuable clips of the greatest electric blues guitar virtuosos. Beginning with the great T-Bone Walker (1910-1945) who was the pioneer of the genre, influencing later players B. B. King, Freddie King, Albert King, and Lonnie Mack.
Early B. B. King (1968 & 1974)
B.B. King (born Riley B. King; 1925–2015) was an American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Widely celebrated as the “King of the Blues,” he revolutionized the genre by blending expressive, stinging guitar solos with a shimmering vibrato.