Notes & Personnel Info |  | This CD contains 17 of the 76 tracks that comprise Evidence 26100 AMERICAN FOLK BLUES FESTIVAL '62-'65, a five-CD box set. | | Reissue producers: Jerry Gordon, Alan Edwards. | | Personnel: Howlin' Wolf, J.B. Lenoir, John Lee Hooker, Lightnin' Hopkins, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Muddy Waters, T-Bone Walker, Buddy Guy (vocals, guitar); Shakey Jake Harris, Sonny Boy Williamson (vocals, harp); Eddie Boyd (vocals, piano, organ); Memphis Slim, Otis Spann, Brownie McGhee (vocals, piano); Sugar Pie DeSanto, Big Mama Thornton (vocals); Hubert Sumlin, Matt "Guitar" Murphy (guitar); Big Walter Horton (harp); Sunnyland Slim (piano); Clifton James, Fred Below, Billy Stepney, Jump Jackson (drums). | | Recording information: Brenen, Germany (10/18/1962-10/07/1965); Hamburg, Germany (10/18/1962-10/07/1965). | | Photographer: Ray Flerlage. | | Taken from the five-CD set, American Folk Blues Festival: 1962-1965, these 17 tracks have been deemed the highlights. It's hard to argue with that assessment especially when it includes legends like Mississippi Fred McDowell, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Memphis Slim, Sonny Boy Williamson, Buddy Guy, and T-Bone Walker. Any serious collector will want the full five-disc set, but these highlights are the perfect place for the curious blues novice to start. ~ Al Campbell |
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