The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2

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The second volume of rare performances by American blues legends, archived by the German television network SWR, manages to be even more impressive than the first, boasting the same superb picture and sound quality and an even more impressive lineup of performances. The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. Two has been transferred to disc in its original full-frame aspect ratio of 1.33:1, and the quality of the image is superb. The resolution is sharp and the full spectrum of grays is a pleasant change over the high contrast of most vintage TV material. The audio is presented in the original single-channel mix, mastered in PCM Mono, and the sound is clean and well detailed. The songs are performed in English, with no multiple-language options included. As a bonus, this edition features two excellent 1969 performances from the legendary guitarist Magic Sam, as well as a gallery of rare photos. In all, this is a well-assembled package that presents some timeless music with the care and respect it richly deserves. Anyone with more than a passing interest in the blues would do well to give this DVD a spin.

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The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1

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In 1962, German concert promoters Horst Lippmann and Fritz Rau were a pair of music enthusiasts who, after bringing a number of top jazz artists to Germany, struck upon the idea of assembling a package tour of leading blues artists for a series of shows in Europe. The inaugural American Folk Blues Festival marked the first time that many music fans outside the United States had the opportunity to see some of America's great blues performers in person, and the tour had a seismic impact in many of the countries where they performed, especially England (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Brian Jones, who would later form the Rolling Stones, were all in the audience for the first tour's sole British date). After the initial tour's rousing success, The American Folk Blues Festival became an annual event, and Lippman, who also worked in broadcasting, arranged for the festival's artists to appear on a series of German television specials. The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. One was assembled from videotaped performances of headliners from the festival's first four years; included are rare performances from Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Willie Dixon, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Sippie Wallace, Otis Rush, and many more.

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