American Folk Blues Festival 1970

(1)(2) Recorded live at Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt, Germany, November 16, 1970
(3)(4) Recorded live at Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany, November 8, 1970


Vinyl releases:
American Folk Blues Festival 1970
(1) Scout - 1970 Germany
American Folk Blues Festival '70
(1) L+R - 1981 Germany

CD releases:
American Folk Blues Festival '70
(2) L+R - 1989
American Folk Blues Festival 1970/1972/1980/1981
(2) L+R/Bellaphon - 2002

Bootleg:
(3) FM Broadcast; not released officially
(4) FM Broadcast; not released officially


Chicago Blues All Stars:
- Introduction (1)(2)
- Chicago Boogie (3)
Big Walter Horton - harmonica
Lee Jackson - guitars
Lafayette Leake - piano
Willie Dixon - bass
Clifton James - drums

Big Walter Horton:
- Hard Hearted Woman (1)(2)
- That Ain't It (1)(2)
- Hard Hearted Woman (3)
- Harp Instrumental (3)
Big Walter Horton - harmonica, vocals
Lee Jackson - guitars
Lafayette Leake - piano
Willie Dixon - bass
Clifton James - drums

Lee Jackson:
- Juanita (1)(2)
- Came Home This Morning (1)
- Lord You Don't Want Me (3)
Lee Jackson - guitars, vocals
Big Walter Horton - harmonica
Lafayette Leake - piano
Willie Dixon - bass
Clifton James - drums

Lafayette Leake:
- After Hours (1)(2)
- Wrinkles (3)
- Piano Instrumental (3)
Lafayette Leake - piano
Willie Dixon - bass
Clifton James - drums

Willie Dixon:
- Crazy for My Baby (1)(2)
- Sittin' and Cryin' the Blues (1)(2)
- Sittin' and Cryin' the Blues (3)
- 29 Ways (3)
- My Babe (3)
Willie Dixon - bass, vocals
Big Walter Horton - harmonica
Lee Jackson - guitars
Lafayette Leake - piano
Clifton James - drums

Clifton James:
- Wee Wee Hours (3)
Big Walter Horton - harmonica
Lee Jackson - guitars
Lafayette Leake - piano
Willie Dixon - bass
Clifton James - drums, vocals

Bukka White:
- Magie Lee (1)(2)
- World Boogie (1)(2)
- Old Lady (1)(2)
Bukka White - acoustic guitar, vocals

Champion Jack Dupree:
- School Day (1)
- Going to Louisiana (1)(2)
- Blues Before Sunrise (In the Evening) (1)(2)
Champion Jack Dupree - piano, vocals
Willie Dixon - bass
Clifton James - drums

Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry:
- Hootin' the Blues** (1)(2)
- Back Water Blues* (1)(2)
- Walk On*** (1)(2)
- When I Was Drinking* (1)(2)
Brownie McGhee - guitars, vocals*,***
Sonny Terry - harmonica, vocals**,***
Champion Jack Dupree - piano***
Willie Dixon - bass***
Clifton James - drums***

Sister Rosetta Tharpe*/:
- When the Saints Go Marching In (3)(4)
- Down by the Riverside (3)(4)
- Rain Song (3)
- Up Above My Head (3)
- Take My Hand Precious Lord (4)
- This Train (4)
- Woman (4)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe*/ - guitars, vocals
Big Walter Horton - harmonica
Lee Jackson - guitars
Lafayette Leake - piano
Willie Dixon - bass
Clifton James - drums
*/ officially not a member of American Folk Blues Festival, but backed by Chicago Blues All Stars in Berlin
Two further groups: Patterson Singers and Stars of Faith also attended Berlin Jazz Festival, maybe backed by Chicago Blues All Stars

American Folk Blues Festival 1968

(1) Recorded at WDR TV studio, Cologne, Germany, October 14, 1968
(2) Recorded in London, England, 1968


DVD releases:
Legends of the American Folk Blues Festival 1967-1969
(1) SWR/Tropical - 2008 Germany

Vinyl releases:
Southern Comfort
(2) Sire/London - 1969 UK/US

CD releases:
Southern Comfort
(2) Sunbeam - 2005


John Lee Hooker:
- Serves Me Right to Suffer (1)
- Maudie* (1)
- Boom Boom* (1)
- Shake It Baby** (1)
John Lee Hooker - guitars, vocals
Big Walter Horton - harmonica*
Eddie Taylor - guitars*,**
T-Bone Walker - piano*,**
Jerome Arnold - bass*,**
J.C. Lewis - drums*,**

Big Walter Horton:
- Juke (1)
- End Credits (1)
Big Walter Horton - harmonica
Eddie Taylor - guitars
T-Bone Walker - piano
Jerome Arnold - bass
J.C. Lewis - drums

T-Bone Walker:
- Stormy Monday Blues (1)
- I Wonder Why (1)
T-Bone Walker - guitars, vocals
Eddie Taylor - guitars
Jerome Arnold - bass
Jessie C. Lewis - drums

Jimmy Reed:
- Big Boss Man (1)
Jimmy Reed - guitars, harmonica, vocals
Eddie Taylor - guitars
Jerome Arnold - bass
J.C. Lewis - drums

Big Joe Williams:
- Cryin' Shame (1)
- Baby Please Don't Go (1)
Big Joe Williams - acoustic guitar, vocals

Curtis Jones:
- Cherie (1)
Curtis Jones - piano, vocals


(2) Southern Comfort is a release feat. 3 musicians from AFBF plus a british guitarist!
- Easy (No. 2)
- If It Ain't Me Babe (That Ain't It)*
- Sugar Mama*
- Need My Baby*
- Somethin' Else
- Walking By Myself*
- Train Time
- Found A New Love**
- Same Old Blues**
- Paying Double***
- Netti-Netti
Big Walter Horton - harmonica, vocals*
Martin Stone - guitars
Jerome Arnold - bass, vocals***
J.C. Lewis - drums, vocals**

American Folk Blues Festival 1965

(1)(2)(3) Recorded in a studio, Hamburg, Germany, October 7, 1965
(4)(5)(8#) Recorded live in a small TV studio, Baden Baden, Germany, September 27-30, 1965
(6)(7) Recorded at Wessex Sound Studios, London, England, October 20, 1965
(8) Recorded at Wessex Sound Studios, London, England, October 21, 1965
(9)(10) Recorded at Wessex Sound Studios, London, England, October 20, 1965
(11) Recorded in a studio, Hamburg, Germany, October 8, 1965 (?)


Vinyl releases:
American Folk Blues Festival '65
(1) Fontana - 1965 Germany/UK/France
(1) L+R - 1983 Germany/US
Big Mama Thornton In Europe
(6) Arhoolie - 1966 US
(6) Stateside - 1966 Japan
Eddie Boyd: Five Long Years
(8) Fontana - 1965 Europe
(8) L+R - 1980 Germany
Doctor Ross: The Flying Eagle
(9) Blue Horizon - 1965 UK
Look Out Sam
(11) Scout - 1969 UK

CD releases:
American Folk Blues Festival '65
(1) L+R - 1983 Germany/US
American Folk Blues Festival 1965/1966/1967/1969
(1) L+R/Bellaphon - 2002
American Folk Blues Festival '62-'65
(2) Evidence - 1995
Lost Blues Tapes/More American Folk Blues Festival 1963-65
(3) ACT - 2004
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966 Volume One
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969 Volume Two
(4) Reelin' in the Years/Experience Hendrix - 2003
(4) Reelin' in the Years/Experience Hendrix - 2004
Big Mama Thornton In Europe
(7) Arhoolie - 2005 US
Eddie Boyd: Five Long Years
(8) L+R - Germany
(8) Evidence - 1994 US (8#) Bonus tracks
Doctor Ross: The Flying Eagle
(9) Blue Horizon - 2000
(10) Orbis - 1997

DVD releases:
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966 Volume One
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966 Volume Two
(5) Reelin' in the Years/Experience Hendrix - 2003
(5) Reelin' in the Years/Experience Hendrix - 2004
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969 Volume Three
(5) Reelin' in the Years/Experience Hendrix - 2004


Mississippi Fred McDowell:
- Highway 61 (1)(2)
- Got a Letter This Morning (2)(3)
- Going Down to the River (4)(5)
Mississippi Fred McDowell - acoustic guitar, vocals

J.B. Lenoir:
- Slow Down* (1)(2)
- If I Get Lucky (2)(3)
- Down in Mississippi** (11)
- I Feel So Good** (11)
J.B. Lenoir - acoustic guitar, vocals
Big Walter Horton - harmonica*
unknown - percussion**

Big Walter Horton:
- Blues Harp Shuffle (2)(3)
- Christine (1)(2)
- Shakey's Blues* (5)
Big Walter Horton - harmonica, vocals
Buddy Guy - guitars
Eddie Boyd - piano*
Jimmie Lee Robinson - bass
Freddie Below - drums

Roosevelt Sykes:
- Come on Back Home* (1)(2)
- Sail on* (2)(3)
- Gulfport Boogie (5)
Roosevelt Sykes - piano, vocals
Buddy Guy* - guitars
Jimmie Lee Robinson* - bass
Freddie Below* - drums

Eddie Boyd:
- Five Long Years* (1)(2)(8#)
- The Big Question* (1)(2)(8#)
- Five Long Years* (4)(5)
- Five Long Years (8)
- Hello Stranger* (8)
- Where You Belong (8)
- I'm Comin' Home (8)
- My Idea (8)
- The Big Question* (8)
- Come on Home (8)
- Blue Monday Blues (8)
- Eddie's Blues* (8)
- All the Way (8)
- Twenty-Four Hours Of Fear (8)
- Rock the Rock (8)
Eddie Boyd - piano, organ*, vocals
Buddy Guy - guitars
Jimmie Lee Robinson - bass
Freddie Below - drums

Jimmie Lee Robinson (as Lonesome Jimmy Lee):
- Rosalie (1)(2)(8#)
Jimmie Lee Robinson - guitars, vocals
Eddie Boyd - organ
Buddy Guy - bass
Freddie Below - drums

John Lee Hooker:
- King of the World* (1)(2)
- Della Mae* (1)(2)
- Della Mae* (alt. take) (2)(3)
- Della Mae* (false start) (3)
- Hobo Blues (5)
John Lee Hooker - guitars, vocals
Buddy Guy - bass*
Freddie Below - drums*

Buddy Guy:
- First Time I Met the Blues* (1)(2)
- South Side Jump (2)(3)
- Out of Sight (5)
Buddy Guy - guitars, vocals
Eddie Boyd - piano*
Jimmie Lee Robinson - bass
Freddie Below - drums

Big Mama Thornton:
- Hound Dog* (1)(2)(8#)
- Hound Dog* (alt. take) (2)(3)
- Down Home Shakedown** (5)
- Hound Dog* (4)(5)
- Swing It on Home* (6)(7)
- Sweet Little Angel* (6)(7)
- The Place* (6)(7)
- Little Red Rooster**** (6)(7)
- Unlucky Girl*** (6)(7)
- Hound Dog*** (6)(7)
- My Heavy Load******** (6)(7)
- School Boy******** (6)(7)
- Down-Home Shake-Down******* (6)(7)
- Your Love Is Where It Ought to Be***** (6)(7)
- Session Blues****** (6)(7)
- I Need Your Love***** (7)
- Good Time in London********* (7)
- Chaffeur Blues******** (7)
- Swing It on Home (alt. take)* (7)
- Hound Dog (alt. take)* (7)
Big Mama Thornton - vocals, harmonica**,*****,******* drums*****,******,*********
Buddy Guy - guitars*,**,***,****,*****,******,*******,*********
Eddie Boyd - piano*,**,***,*****,******,********* organ****,*******
Jimmie Lee Robinson - bass*,**,***,****,*******,*********
Freddie Below - drums*,**,***,****,*****,*******
Big Walter Horton - harmonica**,***,******,*******,*********
J.B. Lenoir - harmonica**
Doctor Ross - harmonica**
John Lee Hooker - harmonica*
Mississippi Fred McDowell - acoustic guitar********

Doctor Ross:
- My Black Name is Ringing (1)(2)
- Farewell Baby (2)(3)
- Feel So Good (5)
- Flying Eagle Boogie (9)(10)
- Goin' Down Slow (9)(10)
- Something to Tell You Want All My Friends to Know (9)(10)
- Tommy Dorsey Boogie (9)(10)
- Hobo Blues (9)(10)
- Mother Before This Time Another Year (9)(10)
- Bad Whiskey Bad Women (9)(10)
- Decoration Day (9)(10)
- Too Close Together (9)(10)
- Rollin' And Tumblin' (9)(10)
- Mean Old World (9)(10)
- Rock Me (9)(10)
- The Fox Chase (10)
- Call The Doctor (10)
Doctor Ross - acoustic guitar, vocals, drums, harmonica