Few organizations have done more for the blues than the American Folk Blues Festival, which held its first festival in 1962. It was dedicated to bringing the finest surviving blues legends to Europe and that it did. Muddy Water, John Lee Hooker, Sonny Boy Williamson, Lonnie Johnson, Victoria Spivey, Willie Dixon, Roosevelt Sykes, Memphis Slim, Sleepy John Estes, Buddy Guy and others all appeared under the Festivals auspices. ACT founder Siggi Loch recorded the festivals from 1963 until 1966 with some of the material being released on the long-since-extinct Fontana label on LPs. Going back to his archives he discovered a wealth of material that could not be included in those LPs because of time considerations. Here they are; great blues performances long thought lost.... now available in stunning packaging at the unbeatable price of two CDs for the price of one. DISC 1 01 Blues Everywhere - Memphis Slim 02 John Henry - Memphis Slim & Willie Dixon 03 Captain Captain - Muddy Waters 04 Catfish Blues - Muddy Waters 05 In The City - Muddy Waters 06 I Feel Like Cryin- Muddy Waters 07 Your Love For Me Is True - Sonny Boy Williamson 08 Don't Misuse Me - Sonny Boy Williamson 09 I'm Gettin- Tired - Sonny Boy Williamson 10 Going Down Slow - Otis Spann 11 Careless Love - Lonnie Johnson 12 C.C. Rider - Lonnie Johnson 13 T.B. Blues - Victoria Spivey 14 Big Roll Blues - Big Joe Williams 15 Back In The Bottom - Big Joe Williams 16 Baby Please Don't Go - Big Joe Williams Live recorded on October 13, 1963 in Bremen DISC 2 01 Della Mae - John Lee Hooker 02 Hound Dog - Big Mama Thornton 03 Captain Captain - Muddy Waters* 04 I Got To Cut Out - Sonny Boy Williamson** 05 Blues Harp Shuffle - Big Walter Shakey Horton** 06 Strong Brain - Willie Dixon** 07 Big Leg Women - Willie Dixon** 08 You Got Me Running - Sugar Pie Desanto** 09 South Side Jump - Buddy Guy 10 If I Get Lucky - J.B. Lenoir 11 Got A Letter This Morning - Fred McDowell 12 Sail On - Roosevelt Sykes 13 Memphis Boogie - Memphis Slim* 14 Your Best Friend's Gone - Sleepy John Estes & Hammie Nixon** 15 Farewell Baby - Doctor Ross 16 Della Mae - John Lee Hooker
