The American Folk Blues Festival was a music festival that toured Europe as an annual event for several years beginning in 1962. It introduced audiences in Europe, including the UK, to leading blues performers of the day such as Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, John Lee Hooker and Sonny Boy Williamson, most of whom had never previously performed outside the US. The tours attracted substantial media coverage, including TV shows, and contributed to the growth of the audience for blues music in Europe (Wikipedia).
Tracks
0:00 Memphis Slim - Wish Me Well
3:04 Big Joe Williams - I Have No Friends
5:59 Willie Dixon - Sittin' and Cryin' the Blues
9:22 Willie Dixon - Crazy for My Baby
12:01 Victoria Spivey - Grant Spivey
15:54 Matt "Guitar" Murphy - Matt's Guitar Boogie
21:24 Sonny Boy Williamson II - I Don't Know
26:01 Sonny Boy Williamson II - Sonny's Harmonica Boogie
29:11 Lonnie Johnson - It's Too Late to Cry
34:16 Otis Spann - Had My Fun
38:09 Muddy Waters - Five Long Years
42:57 Memphis Slim - Bye, Bye, Blues
Label: L+R Records - LR CD-2023
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