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Three songs by Howlin' Wolf are the highlight of this second set of blues performances recorded in the 1960s, when an extraordinary lineup of musicians (among the 18 tracks here are tunes by Lightnin' Hopkins, Willie Dixon, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, and Big Mama Thornton) toured Europe, thrilling (among many others) the young Englishmen playing in bands like the Rolling Stones and the Yardbirds. As with Volume 1, the monaural sound and black-and-white video are superb, making the release of the footage four decades later even more welcome. And Wolf? He was still in his prime in '64, perhaps equaled only by Muddy Waters (who appears on the first volume). "Did you ever been in the groove?" he asks at one point. "Well, I'm gonna put you way down in the woods." That he does, and blues fans will be only too happy to tag along. --Sam Graham
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Reelin’ In The Years Productions, in association with Experience Hendrix, bring you the American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966 Volumes One & Two. The AFBF was an annual event that featured the cream of American blues musicians barnstorming their way across western Europe every fall from 1962 through 1966. Recorded live in a small TV studio in Germany, these historic and unseen performances have been lost for nearly 40 years. Filmed with superb camera work and pristine sound, each DVD contains 18 complete performances from the greatest blues musicians of all time. Captured during their heyday in an era of scant video documentation, these DVDs are truly one of the most unique and precious visual documents of the blues.
The American Folk Blues Festivals featured a dazzling array of talent that included such greats as Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Willie Dixon, John Lee Hooker and Sonny Boy Williamson playing alongside other legends such as T-Bone Walker, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Memphis Slim and Big Mama Thornton to create the most significant group of blues artists ever assembled!
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By carriro
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If you like the Blues then this is for you. The artists are great Blues persons and you will like it.
By "ghs3"
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While a few tracks are merely good, most are excellent, and some are simple amazing. The Howlin' Wolf tracks are the best footage I've seen of him to date. He was still healthy enough here to get on his feet; very intimidating stuff. Admittedly, T-Bone Walker's backup band sometimes seems to be in a different city on his one track; but T-Bone himself sounds great. For archival TV from that era, audio-visual quality is unexpectedly high. Very crisp B&W. Very slight grain/white spots occasionally, but only if you're looking for it. Be sure to go to the bonus tracks by Magic Sam; the last of these is clearly from some alternate universe. A special thank you to those who preserved, and who rediscovered this material; they are creating a DVD Golden Age.
By daniel
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the howlin' wolf footage on volume 2 is probably the greatest live singing, of any kind, that i have ever seen. it's not even fair to compare him to mortal men. if you can't imagine it being as great as his greatest records, believe me - it is here.
anyone know of any little walter footage in existence?
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The blues that created the British sound & British Invasion
These two DVD's are rare treasures. Shot on a new format for the 60's called video tape. Incredible. I had never heard of these tours. Read more
Published on Nov 4 2003 by J. Thomas
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Take a trip back to the 60's
Great performances, sound quality is very good better than most new music cd's. You can't go wrong with this DVD. Read more
Published on Oct 26 2003 by Karl Sanders
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"second volume is as good if not better ~ Blues lives on"
Are you ready to watch some classic footage of great blues, from the legends to the modern masters of acoustic to the electric featuring essential performances covering the last... Read more
Published on Sep 2 2003 by J. Lovins
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