40 Years American Folk Blues Festival 2002

40 Years American Folk Blues Festival 2002

Anniversary concerts!

Live in Eisenach, (East) Germany, August 30*, August 31** & September 1***

Participating artist:
Carey Bell* - harmonica, vocals
Hubert Sumlin* - guitars, vocals
Louisiana Red** - guitars, vocals
Bob Stroger**,*** - bass, vocals
Rusty Zinn*,**,*** - guitars, vocals

Frank Muschalle Trio*,**,*** - backing band:
Frank Muschalle - piano
Daniel Gugolz - bass
Peter Müller - drums
+
The Electric Blues Duo*** feat. Frank Diez (guitars), Colin Hodgkinson (bass) + Olaf Köbler (sax)


NO RECORDINGS!!!

American Folk Blues Festival 1983

(-)(10#)(10##)(10###) Compilation from previously unreleased recordings for L+R, released before the Festival, including the featured artists
(1)(2)(3) Recorded live at the Volksbildungsheim, Frankfurt, Germany, October 30, 1983
(1#)(2#)(3#)(7#)(9#) Recorded live at the Music Hall, W¸rzburg, Germany, November 11, 1983
(4) Recorded live at the Zeche, Bochum, Germany, November 3, 1983
(5) Recorded at Sinus Musik Ulli Weigel's Tonstudio, West-Berlin, Germany, November 7, 1983
(6)(10#) Recorded at Odyssey Sound Studios, Chicago, IL, March 31, 1983
(7)(10##) Recorded at Odyssey Sound Studios, Chicago, IL, April 1, 1983
(8)(9)(10###) Recorded at Odyssey Sound Studios, Chicago, IL, April 4, 1983


Vinyl releases:
Blues '83 - American Folk Blues Festival 
(Program and LP-Album with all participating artists)
(-)(10) L+R - 1983 Germany
Blues Live '83 - American Folk Blues Festival
(1) L+R - 1984 Germany
James Sparky Rucker: Drive Back the Night
(5) L+R - 1984 Germany
Louisiana Red and his Chicago Blues Friends: 
Boy from Black Bayou - Tribute to Muddy Waters
(6) L+R - 1983 Germany
Louisiana Red: My Life with Carey Bell
(7) L+R - 1984 Germany
Blues Queen Sylvia: Midnight Baby
(8) L+R - 1983 Germany

CD releases:
Blues Live '83 - American Folk Blues Festival
(2) L+R/Ptimism - 1984 US
Blues Live '83 - American Folk Blues Festival
(3) L+R/Bellaphon - 1992 Germany
American Folk Blues Festival 1982/1983/1985
(3) L+R/Bellaphon - 2002
Blues Queen Sylvia: Midnight Baby
(9) Evidence - 1994

Bootleg:
(4) German Television Broadcast; not released officially


James Sparky Rucker:
- Rock Me Baby (1#)(2#)(3#)
- Here Rattler Here (1)(2)
- Crossroads (1)(2)(3)
- Come on in My Kitchen (1)
- Kind Hearted Woman (4)
- Babylon Blues* (5)
- Lay My Burden Down* (5)
- M & O Blues (5)
- Blues in a Bordertown Jail** (5)
- Drive Back the Night* (5)
- A Song for Babe (5)
- Satisfied and Tickled Too*** (5)
- Kind Hearted Woman (5)
- Break of Day Blues** (5)
- A Beautiful Life* (5)
James Sparky Rucker - acoustic guitar, vocals
Louisiana Red - guitars*,**
Carey Bell - harmonica*,***

Larry Johnson:
- Midnight Hour (1)(2)(3)
- That's the Wrong Woman (1)(2)(3)
- Midnight Hour (4)
Larry Johnson - acoustic guitar, vocals

Lonnie Pitchford:
- One String Boogie (1#)(2#)(3#)
- My Baby Walked Away (1#)(2#)(3#)
- C. C. Rider (1)(2)(3)
- Why I Sing the Blues (1)
- Why I Sing the Blues (4)
- One String Boogie (4)
Lonnie Pitchford - guitars, vocals

Louisiana Red:
- Red's Tribute to Muddy Waters* (1#)(2#)(3#)
- Boy from Black Bayou* (1)(2)(3)
- Who's Louisiana Red (1)(2)(3)
- Reagan Is for the Rich Man (1)(2)(3)
- No Future (Future Blues)* (4)
- Reagan Is for the Rich Man (4)
- Future Blues** (6)
- Boy from Black Bayou** (6)
- The Good Book** (6)
- I'm Too Good** (6)
- Texas Hop** (6)
- Gal from Elgin Illinois** (6)
- Louisiana Hot Sauce** (10#)
- Future Blues** (10#)
- Arizona Blues (7)
- Prison Blues (7)
- Honorable Discharge (7)
- Keep on Slidin' the Blues (7#)
- Standing Out Cryin' (7#)
- Lonesome Blues (7)
- Bo-Weavil Blues*** (7)
- My Life with Carey Bell (7)
- Delta Fish Market Blues (10##)
Louisiana Red - guitars, vocals
Carey Bell - harmonica
Jimmy Rogers - guitars*,**
Lovie Lee - piano*,**
Queen Sylvia Embry - bass*
Charles Honey Boy Otis - drums*
Larry Exum - bass**
Earl Howell - drums**
Valerie Wellington - vocals***

Carey Bell:
- Gold Tail Bird* (1)
- She Is Worse* (1)(2)(3)
- When I Lay Down to Rest (1)(2)(3)
- She Is Worse* (4)
Carey Bell - harmonica, vocals
Louisiana Red - guitars
Jimmy Rogers - guitars*
Lovie Lee - piano*
Queen Sylvia Embry - bass*
Charles Honey Boy Otis - drums*

Lovie Lee:
- Flip Flop & Fly* (1#)(2#)(3#)
- Mind to Ramble* (1#)(2#)(3#)
- Flip Flop & Fly* (4)
- Caldonia* (4)
- Mine to Ramble (10#)
- Lovie Lee's Boogie (10#)
Lovie Lee - piano, vocals
Lonnie Pitchford - bass*
Charles Honey Boy Otis - drums*

Charles Honey Boy Otis:
- Iko-Iko (1#)(2#)(3#)
- Iko-Iko (4)
Louisiana Red - guitars
Jimmy Rogers - guitars
Lovie Lee - piano
Lonnie Pitchford - bass
Charles Honey Boy Otis - drums, vocals

Queen Sylvia Embry:
- I Love You (1#)(2#)(3#)(9#)
- Baby What Do I Do (1#)(2#)(3#)(9#)
- New York Bound (1#)
- New York Bound* (4)
- Jam All Together** (4)
- I'm Hurtin'*** (8)(9)
- Life and Troubles*** (8)(9)
- New York Bound*** (8)(9)
- Baby What Do I Do*** (8)(9)
- Midnight Baby**** (8)(9)
- Party*** (8)(9)
- Can't Get Along*** (8)(9)
- Why Wonder*** (8)(9)
- You Treat Me So Mean*** (9)(10###)
Queen Sylvia Embry - bass, vocals
Carey Bell - harmonica
Louisiana Red - guitars
Jimmy Rogers - guitars
Lovie Lee - piano
Charles Honey Boy Otis - drums
Lonnie Pitchford - bass**, background vocals*
Larry Johnson - background vocals*,**
James Sparky Rucker - background vocals*,**
Jimmy Dawkins - guitars***,**** vocals****
Richie Kirch - guitars***,****
Philip Meesks - guitars***,****
Tyrone Centuray - drums***,****

American Folk Blues Festival 1981

(1)(2) Recorded live at the Konzertaula, Kamen, Germany, March 10, 1981
(1#)(2#)(3) Live at the Siegerlandhalle, Siegen, March 17, 1981

Vinyl releases:
American Folk Blues Festival '81
(1) L+R - 1981 Germany

CD releases:
American Folk Blues Festival '81
(2) L+R
American Folk Blues Festival 1970/1972/1980/1981
(2) L+R/Bellaphon - 2002

Blues Anytime
(3) L+R - 1994


Cephas & Wiggins:
- Bowling Green Rag (1)(2)
- Bye Bye Baby* (1)(2)
- Last Fair Deal** (1)(2)
- Richmond Blues* (1)
Bowling Green John Cephas - acoustic guitar, vocals*
Harmonica Phil Wiggins - harmonica, vocals**

Sunnyland Slim:
- One Room Country Shack (1)(2)
- Tin Pan Alley (1)(2)
- Dust My Broom (1)(2)
Sunnyland Slim - piano, vocals
Lurrie Bell - guitars
Bob Stroger - bass
Odie Payne - drums

Louisiana Red:
- Woodchopping Blues (1#)(2#)(3)
- Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky (1#)(2#)(3)
Louisiana Red - guitars, vocals
Hubert Sumlin - guitars
Lurrie Bell - guitars
Bob Stroger - bass
Odie Payne - drums

Hubert Sumlin:
- I Love (1#)(2#)(3)
Hubert Sumlin - guitars, vocals
Louisiana Red - guitars
Lurrie Bell - guitars
Bob Stroger - bass
Odie Payne - drums

Lurrie Bell:
- I Need You So Bad (1)(2)
- Man and the Blues (1)(2)
Lurrie Bell - guitars, vocals
Carey Bell - harmonica
Hubert Sumlin - guitars
Bob Stroger - bass
Odie Payne - drums

Carey Bell:
- Walking Through the Park (1)
Carey Bell - harmonica, vocals
Lurrie Bell - guitars
Hubert Sumlin - guitars
Bob Stroger - bass
Odie Payne - drums

Margie Evans:
- 29 Ways (1)(2)
- Trouble Trouble (1)(2)
- Hound Dog (1)(2)
- Next Time I See You* (1#)(2#)
Margie Evans - vocals
Lurrie Bell - guitars
Hubert Sumlin - guitars
Carey Bell - harmonica
Sunnyland Slim - piano, vocals*
Bob Stroger - bass
Odie Payne - drums
Bowling Green John - acoustic guitar*, vocals*
Harmonica Phil Wiggins - harmonica
Louisiana Red - guitars*, vocals*

American Folk Blues Festival 1980

(1)(2)(8) Recorded live in Saarbr¸cken, Mannheim, Hamburg and D¸sseldorf, Germany, April 20/22 & May 5/7, 1980
(3) Recorded live in Saarbr¸cken, Germany, April 20, 1980
(4) Recorded at the Odyssey Sound Studio, Chicago, IL, July 4, 1979
(5) Recorded at the Odyssey Sound Studio, Chicago, IL, January 22, 1980
(6)(7) Recorded at the Odyssey Sound Studio, Chicago, IL, January 23, 1980
(8) Recorded at the Odyssey Sound Studio, Chicago, IL, January 29, 1980
(9) Recorded on February 4, 1980
(10) Recorded at Penthouse Recordings, New York, NY, February 5, 1980


Vinyl releases:
American Folk Blues Festival '80
(1) L+R - 1980 Germany
Willie Mabon: Chicago Blues Session
(4) L+R - 1979 Germany
Hubert Sumlin & Carey Bell: Gamblin' Woman
(5) L+R - 1980 Germany
Sunnyland Slim Blues Band: Decoration Day
(6) L+R - 1980 Germany
Louisiana Red: Reality Blues
(8) L+R - 1980 Germany
Eunice Davis Sings the Classic Blues
(9) L+R - 1980 Germany
Washboard Doc, Lucky & Flash: Early Morning Blues
(10) L+R - 1980 Germany

CD releases:
American Folk Blues Festival '80
(2) L+R/Bellaphon - 1991 Germany
(2) L+R/Ptimism - US
American Folk Blues Festival 1970/1972/1980/1981
(2) L+R/Bellaphon - 2002
Willie Mabon: Chicago Blues Session
(4) L+R
Sunnyland Slim Blues Band: Decoration Day
(7) L+R - 1994
(7) Evidence - 1994

Blues Anytime
(8) L+R - 1994

Bootleg:
(3) soundboard recording; not released officially


Louisiana Red:
- Pretty Woman (1)(2)
- I Wonder Who (1)(2)
- Lonesome Train (1)(2)
- Tribute to Mama Spivey (1)
- Labour Blues* (1)(2)
- Thirty Dirty Women* (1)
- New York Blues (3)
- I Wonder Who (3)
- I'm in Trouble (3)
- Smoke Marijuana (3)
- Sweet Home Chicago* (3)
- Farmworkers Blues* (8)
- Chicago Glad to Be Back Home* (8)
- Without of Love* (8)
- Jumpin' with Red* (8)
- Reality Blues* (8)
- Jailhouse Blues* (8)
- You Can't Mistreat a Brother* (8)
Lousiana Red - guitars, vocals
Hubert Sumlin - guitars*
Carey Bell - harmonica*
Sunnyland Slim - piano*
Robert Stroger - bass*
Odie Payne - drums*

Willie Mabon:
- Mabon's Boogie* (1)(2)(8)
- I Don't Know* (1)(2)(8)
- Hey Girl** (3)
- Little Red Rooster* (3)
- I'm Mad* (3)
- Moanin' Blues* (3)
- Shake That Thing* (3)
- Mabon's Boogie* (3)
- Little Red Rooster*** (4)
- Lonely Blues**** (4)
- It's a Shame**** (4)
- Moanin' Blues*** (4)
- Monday Woman**** (4)
- Louise**** (4)
- Seventh Son*** (4)
- I'm Mad*** (4)
- A Change Is Gonna Come*** (4)
Willie Mabon - piano, vocals, harmonica**,****
Hubert Sumlin - guitars
Eddie Taylor - guitars
Robert Stroger - bass*,**
Odie Payne - drums*,**
Aron Burton - bass***,****
Casey Jones - drums***,****

Lucky & Flash:
- Shake Rattle & Roll* (1)(2)
- Flip Flop & Fly* (1)(2)
- Going to Louisiana* (3)
- Driftin' Blues** (3)
- Tell Me Pretty Mama* (3)
- Early One Morning* (10)
- Little Mary*,** (10)
- Driftin' Blues (10)
- Goin' Home For Grandma (10)
- Next Time I See You** (10)
- Bollweevil* (10)
- Going to Louisiana* (10)
- Tell Me Pretty Mama** (10)
- Going Down the Road Felling Bad* (10)
- That's Allright* (10)
- Mailman Blues* (10)
- Whiskey Blues*,** (10)
Cab Lucky - guitars, vocals*
John "Flash" Whitner - washtub bass, harmazoo, vocals**
Washboard Doc - washboard
Louisiana Red - guitars

Eunice Davis:
- Rock Little Daddy* (1)(2)(7)
- In My Girlish Days* (3)
- Detroit Moan* (3)
- Rock Little Daddy* (3)
- In My Girlish Days** (9)
- Rock Little Daddy** (9)
- What Can I Do** (9)
- Don't Trust Nobody** (9)
- Detroit Moan** (9)
- Organ Grinder Blues** (9)
- I'm So Glad** (9)
- Black Rat** (9)
- It's Hard to Be Mistreated** (9)
- Murder In The First Degree** (9)
Eunice Davis - vocals
Cab Lucky - guitars
Louisiana Red - guitars
John "Flash" Whitner - washtub bass, harmazoo
Sunnyland Slim - piano*
Clem Moorman - piano**
Washboard Doc - washboard

Hubert Sumlin:
- Gamblin' Woman** (1)(2)
- I Got a Little Thing They Call It Swing** (1)(2)
- Gamblin' Woman** (3)
- My Baby's Fine** (3)
- Little Girl** (3)
- Blues for Chester* (5)
- Jammin' the Blues* (5)
- Gamblin' Woman*** (5)
- Hubert's 1980 Blues* (5)
- Blues on Blues* (5)
- My Baby Is Gone* (5)
- Lonesome Blues (5)
- Blues in My Heart* (5)
Hubert Sumlin - guitars, vocals
Eddie Taylor - guitars**
Carey Bell - harmonica*,**,***
Sunnyland Slim - piano***

Carey Bell:
- One Day I Get Lucky* (1)(2)
- Nineteen Years Old* (1)(2)
- What My Mama Told Me* (1)(2)
- One Day I Get Lucky* (3)
- Hoochie Coochie Man* (3)
- What My Mama Told Me* (3)
- Nineteen Years Old (5)
- Brought Up the Hard Way (5)
Carey Bell - harmonica, vocals
Hubert Sumlin - guitars
Eddie Taylor - guitars*
Robert Stroger - bass*
Odie Payne - drums*

Sunnyland Slim:
- Everytime I Get to Drinking* (1)(2)(7)
- Sunnyland's New Orleans Boogie* (1)(2)(7)
- Sunnyland's New Orleans Boogie* (3)
- Got to Get to My Baby* (3)
- She's Got a Thing Goin' on* (3)
- Everyday I Have the Blues*** (3)
- The Sun Is Going Down** (6)(7)
- Past Life** (6)(7)
- Decoration Day** (6)(7)
- Boogie'n the Blues (6)(7)
- Depression Blues** (6)(7)
- Tired of Treveling** (6)(7)
- Canadian Walk (6)(7)
- Patient Like Jobe** (6)(7)
- Sunnyland Jump** (6)(7)
Sunnyland Slim - piano, vocals
Carey Bell - harmonica*,**,***
Hubert Sumlin - guitars*,**,***
Eddie Taylor - guitars*
Jeff Swan - guitars**
Louisiana Red - guitars***
Robert Stroger - bass
Odie Payne - drums

Eddie Taylor:
- Dust My Broom (1)(2)
- There'll Be a Day (1)(2)
- My Baby Is Going Away (3)
- Big Boss Man (3)
Eddie Taylor - guitars, vocals
Carey Bell - harmonica
Hubert Sumlin - guitars
Sunnyland Slim - piano
Robert Stroger - bass
Odie Payne - drums

Odie Payne:
- How Do You Do* (3)
- Odie Payne's Blues Drum Special** (3)
Odie Payne - drums**, vocals
Robert Stroger - bass*