VV.AA. - American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1965 (1995)

Artist...............: VV.AA.
Album................: American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1965
Genre................: Blues
Source...............: Cd
Year.................: 1995
Ripper...............: Exact Audio Copy
Codec................: Flac
Information..........: TntVillage
Covers...............: Front
Total Size...........: 1,43 Gb


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From 1962 until 1971, the American Folk Blues Festival was responsible for bringing dozens of the most celebrated American

blues artists to audiences from England to Poland. For many of the musicians, these were the largest audiences they'd ever

played to, and the first (and often only) decent money they ever made. This five-CD set captures the vital early years of

the festival more fully than any prior issues, with previously unreleased bonus tracks (some of which overlaps). The 1962

volume was recorded live in Hamburg, and has no extra tracks, but the material is so vital and robust that this volume,

featuring Memphis Slim, John Lee Hooker, T-Bone Walker, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, never needed it. The 1963 disc,

recorded live in Bremen, opens with three previously unreleased live Memphis Slim cuts, and follows these with a

previously unissued Muddy Waters solo acoustic guitar piece and three more never-issued numbers featuring Muddy backed by

Dixon, Otis Spann, and Matt "Guitar" Murphy. The three Sonny Boy Williamson bonus tracks were very late in the day and

constitute some of the very last songs left behind by the increasingly ailing harp legend. The 1964 volume is a little

less enhanced, with two songs by Willie Dixon and one song each by Sonny Boy Williamson, Sleepy John Estes and Hammie

Nixon, and Sugar Pie DeSanto. The 1965 volume was always the odd one in this series; as a studio recording rather than a

concert document, it lacks the vibrancy of the earlier volumes, but its eight bonus tracks do include some interesting

moments by Buddy Guy, Big Mama Thornton, John Lee Hooker, and Big Walter Horton. The sound quality is good, but given the

time that's passed, a full set of notes might have been nice.

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have two albums with RIAA Diamond certification, Pyromania and Hysteria.[9] They are one of only five rock bands with two

original studio albums selling over 10 million copies in the U.S.[10] The band were ranked No. 31 in VH1's "100 Greatest

Artists of Hard Rock"[11] and ranked No. 70 in "100 Greatest Artists of All Time"


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Tracklist
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Disc 1 - 1962

01. We're Gonna Rock - Memphis Slim; T-Bone,Walker; Willi Dixon; Jump Jackson
02. I Wanna See My Baby - T-Bone,Walker; Memphis Slim; Willi Dixon; Jump Jackson
03. I'm In Love - T-Bone,Walker; Memphis Slim; Willi Dixon; Jump Jackson
04. I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby - Sonny Terry; Brownie McGhee; T-Bone,Walker; Willi Dixon
05. Stewball - Memphis Slim; Willi Dixon; Jump Jackson
06. Let's Make It Baby - John Lee Hooker; T-Bone,Walker; Willi Dixon; Jump Jackson
07. Shake It Baby - John Lee Hooker; T-Bone,Walker; Willi Dixon; Jump Jackson
08. The Right Time - John Lee Hooker; T-Bone,Walker; Willi Dixon; Jump Jackson
09. Hey Baby - Shakey Jake; Memphis Slim; T-Bone,Walker; Willi Dixon; Jump Jackson
10. Love My Ba - Shakey Jake; Memphis Slim; T-Bone,Walker; Willi Dixon; Jump Jackson
11. Crying At The Station - Browniw McGhee; Memphis Slim; Willi Dixon; Jump Jackson
12. Bye Bye Baby - Memphis Slim; T-Bone,Walker; Willi Dixon; Jump Jackson


Disc 2 - 1963 part 1

01. The Blues Is Everywhere - Memphis Slim
02. John Henry - M. Slim, W. Dixon, M. 'Guitar' Murphy, Billie Stepney
03. Wish Me Well - M. Slim, W. Dixon, M. 'Guitar' Murphy, Billie Stepney
04. Memphis Boogie - M. Slim, W. Dixon, M. 'Guitar' Murphy, Billie Stepney
05. My Captain - Muddy Waters
06. Catfish Blues - Muddy Waters
07. Blow Wind Blow - M. Waters, Otis Spann, W. Dixon, M. Murphy, B. Stepney
08. My Home Is In The Delta - M. Waters, O. Spann, W. Dixon, M. Murphy, B. Stepney
09. Five Long Years - M. Waters, O. Spann, W. Dixon, M. Murphy, B. Stepney
10. That's All I Want, Baby - Sonny Boy Williamson, O. Spann, W. Dixon, M. Murphy,B. Stepney
11. Don't Misuse Me - Sonny Boy Williamson, O. Spann, W. Dixon, M. Murphy,B. Stepney
12. I Don't Know - Sonny Boy Williamson, O. Spann, W. Dixon, M. Murphy,B. Stepney
13. I'm Gettin' Tired - Sonny Boy Williamson
14. Goin' Down Slow - O. Spann, W. Dixon, M. Murphy, B. Stepney, Sonny Boy Williamson
15. Sonny Boy's Harmonica Blues - Sonny Boy Williamson


Disc 3 - 1963 part 2

01. Going' Down Slow - Otis Spann, Willie Dixon, Matt 'Guitar' Murphy, Billlie Stepney
02. Sittin' And Cryin' The Blues - W. Dixon, Memphis Slim, M. Murphy, B. Stepney
03. Crazy For My Baby - W. Dixon, M. Slim, M. Murphy, B. Stepney
04. Grant Spivey - Victoria Spivey, W. Dixon, B. Stepney
05. T.B. Blues - Victoria Spivey, W. Dixon, B. Stepney
06. Big Roll Blues - Big Joe Williams
07. Back In The Bottom Blues - Big Joe Williams
08. I Have No Friends - Big Joe Williams
09. Baby Please Don't Go - Big Joe Williams
10. Careless Love - Lonnie Johnson
11. C.C. Rider - Lonnie Johnson
12. It's Too Late To Cry - Lonnie Johnson
13. Matt's Guitar Boogie - Matt'Guitar'Murphy, Memphis Slim, Willie Dixon, B. Stepney
14. Bye Bye Blues - Memphis Slim and all


Disc 4 - 1964

01. I'm Trying To Make London My Home - Sonny Boy Williamson, Hubert Sumlin
02. Dissatisfied - Sonny Boy Williamson, H. Sumlin, Sunnyland Slim, Willie Dixon, Clifton James
03. Everytime I Get To Drinkin' - Sunnyland Slim, H.Slim, W.Dixon, C.James
04. Ain't It A Pity - Lightnin' Hopkins
05. Baby Please Don't Go - Lightnin' Hopkins
06. I'm A Tearing Little Daddy - Sleepy John Estes, Hammie Nixon
07. I Ain't Gonna Pick No More Cotton - John Henry Barbee
08. No Title Boogie - Hubert Sumlin, Sunnyland Slim, W.Dixon, C.James
09. Slip-In Mules - Sugar Pie DeSanto, S.Slim, H.Sumlin, W.Dixon, C.James
10. Dust My Broom - Howlin' Wolf, S.Slim, H.Sumlin, W.Dixon, C.James
11. I Got To Cut Out - Sonny Boy Williamson, H.Sumlin
12. Weak Brain And Narrow Mind - Willie Dixon
13. Big Legged Woman - Willie Dixon
14. Your Best Friend's Gone - Sleepy John Estes, Hammie Nixon
15. Baby What You Want Me To Do - Baby What You Want Me To Do


Disc 5 - 1965

01. Highway 61 - Mississippi Fred McDowell
02. Slow Down Woman - J. B. Lenoir, Big Walter Horton
03. Blues Harp Shuffle - Big Walter Horton, Buddy Guy, Jimmie Lee Robinson, Fred Below
04. Christine - Big Walter Horton, Buddy Guy, Jimmie Lee Robinson, Fred Below
05. Come On Back Home - Roosevelt Sykes, Buddy Guy, Jimmie Lee Robinson, Fred Below
06. Five Long Years - Eddie Boyd, Buddy Guy, Jimmie Lee Robinson, Fred Below
07. The Big Question - Eddie Boyd, Buddy Guy, Jimmie Lee Robinson, Fred Below
08. Rosa Lee - Jimmie Lee Robinson, Eddie Boyd, Buddy Guy, Fred Below
09. King Of The World - John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy, Fred Below
10. Della Mae - John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy, Fred Below
11. First Time I Met The Blues - Buddy Guy, Jimmie Lee Robinson, Fred Below
12. Hound Dog - Big Mama Thornton, Eddie Boyd, Buddy Guy, Jimmie Lee Robinson, Fred Below
13. My Black Name Is Ringing - Doctor Ross
14. Della Mae (alt take) - John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy, Fred Below
15. Hound Dog (alt take) - Big Mama Thornton, Eddie Boyd, Buddy Guy, Jimmie Lee Robinson, Fred Below
16. South Side Jump - Buddy Guy, Jimmie Lee Robinson, Fred Below
17. If I Get Lucky - J.B. Lenoir
18. Got A Letter This Morning - Mississippi Fred McDowell
19. Sail On - Roosevelt Sykes, Buddy Guy, Jimmie Lee Robinson, Fred Below
20. Farewell Baby - Doctor Ross