Ann Arbor Blues Festival 1969 – Vols. 1&2

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Annotation

Tape transfers and restoration: Ben Young and Parker Fishel
Prepared for CD: Bill Skibbe

Annotation last modified on 2021-09-18 03:02 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼CD: Volume 1
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1Dirty Mother for You
assistant recording engineer:
Jerry Miller (US songwriter, guitarist & vocalist) (on 1969-08-01) and Jim Siegelmann (on 1969-08-01)
recording engineer:
Jim Fishel (on 1969-08-01)
piano:
Roosevelt Sykes (on 1969-08-01)
vocals:
Roosevelt Sykes (on 1969-08-01)
recorded at:
Ann Arbor Blues Festival 1969 (1969-08-01 – 1969-08-03)
live recording of:
Dirty Mother for You (on 1969-08-01)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Roosevelt Sykes4:49
2So Glad You’re Mine
assistant recording engineer:
Jerry Miller (US songwriter, guitarist & vocalist) (on 1969-08-01) and Jim Siegelmann (on 1969-08-01)
recording engineer:
Jim Fishel (on 1969-08-01)
bass guitar [bass]:
Hayes Ware (on 1969-08-01)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1969-08-01)
guitar:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup (on 1969-08-01)
vocals:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup (on 1969-08-01)
recorded at:
Ann Arbor Blues Festival 1969 (1969-08-01 – 1969-08-03)
live recording of:
So Glad You’re Mine (on 1969-08-01)
lyricist and composer:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music and Elvis Presley Music Inc.
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup3:49
3Too Much Alcohol
assistant recording engineer:
Jerry Miller (US songwriter, guitarist & vocalist) (on 1969-08-01) and Jim Siegelmann (on 1969-08-01)
recording engineer:
Jim Fishel (on 1969-08-01)
bass guitar [bass]:
Hayes Ware (on 1969-08-01)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Frank Kirkland (on 1969-08-01)
guitar:
J.B. Hutto (on 1969-08-01) and Lee Jackson (50s Blues Artist) (on 1969-08-01)
vocals:
J.B. Hutto (on 1969-08-01)
recorded at:
Ann Arbor Blues Festival 1969 (1969-08-01 – 1969-08-03)
live recording of:
Too Much Alcohol (on 1969-08-01)
lyricist and composer:
J.B. Hutto
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing
J.B. Hutto & the Hawks3:48
4I Wonder Why
assistant recording engineer:
Jerry Miller (US songwriter, guitarist & vocalist) (on 1969-08-01) and Jim Siegelmann (on 1969-08-01)
recording engineer:
Jim Fishel (on 1969-08-01)
bass guitar [bass]:
probably Big Mojo (on 1969-08-01)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Lester Dorsie (on 1969-08-01)
guitar:
Jimmy Dawkins (on 1969-08-01)
tenor saxophone:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1969-08-01) and Mickey Boss (blues sax) (on 1969-08-01)
vocals:
Jimmy Dawkins (on 1969-08-01)
recorded at:
Ann Arbor Blues Festival 1969 (1969-08-01 – 1969-08-03)
Jimmy "Fast Fingers" Dawkins3:17
5Help Me (a tribute to Sonny Boy Williamson)
assistant recording engineer:
Jerry Miller (US songwriter, guitarist & vocalist) (on 1969-08-01) and Jim Siegelmann (on 1969-08-01)
recording engineer:
Jim Fishel (on 1969-08-01)
bass guitar [bass]:
Aron Burton (on 1969-08-01)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
William Warren (blues drummer) (on 1969-08-01)
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1969-08-01) and Lefty Dizz (on 1969-08-01)
harmonica:
Junior Wells (on 1969-08-01)
tenor saxophone:
Douglas Fagen (on 1969-08-01)
vocals:
Junior Wells (on 1969-08-01)
recorded at:
Ann Arbor Blues Festival 1969 (1969-08-01 – 1969-08-03)
Junior Wells6:32
6I’ve Got a Mind to Give Up Living
assistant recording engineer:
Jerry Miller (US songwriter, guitarist & vocalist) (on 1969-08-01) and Jim Siegelmann (on 1969-08-01)
recording engineer:
Jim Fishel (on 1969-08-01)
alto saxophone:
Booker Cato Walker (on 1969-08-01)
bass guitar [bass]:
Kenneth Board (on 1969-08-01)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Sonny Freeman (on 1969-08-01)
guitar:
B.B. King (on 1969-08-01)
organ:
Onzy Matthews (on 1969-08-01)
tenor saxophone:
Louis Hubert (on 1969-08-01)
trumpet:
John Browning (trumpet player) (on 1969-08-01)
vocals:
B.B. King (on 1969-08-01)
arranger:
Onzy Matthews
recorded at:
Ann Arbor Blues Festival 1969 (1969-08-01 – 1969-08-03)
live recording of:
I’ve Got a Mind to Give Up Living (on 1969-08-01)
lyricist and composer:
B.B. King
B.B. King with Sonny Freeman and The Unusuals5:50
7John Henry
assistant recording engineer:
Jerry Miller (US songwriter, guitarist & vocalist) (on 1969-08-01) and Jim Siegelmann (on 1969-08-01)
recording engineer:
Jim Fishel (on 1969-08-01)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1969-08-01)
guitar:
Mississippi Fred McDowell (on 1969-08-01)
vocals:
Mississippi Fred McDowell (on 1969-08-01)
recorded at:
Ann Arbor Blues Festival 1969 (1969-08-01 – 1969-08-03)
live recording of:
John Henry (on 1969-08-01)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Sonet Publishing Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 790)
Mississippi Fred McDowell4:39
8Intro Everybody Must Suffer/Stone Crazy
assistant recording engineer:
Jerry Miller (US songwriter, guitarist & vocalist) (on 1969-08-02) and Jim Siegelmann (on 1969-08-02)
recording engineer:
Jim Fishel (on 1969-08-02)
recorded at:
Ann Arbor Blues Festival 1969 (1969-08-01 – 1969-08-03)
Big Bill Hill0:36
9Everybody Must Suffer/Stone Crazy
assistant recording engineer:
Jerry Miller (US songwriter, guitarist & vocalist) (on 1969-08-02) and Jim Siegelmann (on 1969-08-02)
recording engineer:
Jim Fishel (on 1969-08-02)
bass guitar [bass]:
Big Mojo (on 1969-08-02)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Bob Richey (Chicago blues drummer) (on 1969-08-02)
guitar:
Luther Allison (on 1969-08-02)
organ:
possibly Earl Van Dyke (on 1969-08-02)
tenor saxophone:
R.C. Oglesby (on 1969-08-02)
vocals:
Luther Allison (on 1969-08-02)
recorded at:
Ann Arbor Blues Festival 1969 (1969-08-01 – 1969-08-03)
Luther Allison and The Blue Nebulae14:47
10Tu m’as promis l’amour (You Promised Me Love)
assistant recording engineer:
Jerry Miller (US songwriter, guitarist & vocalist) (on 1969-08-02) and Jim Siegelmann (on 1969-08-02)
recording engineer:
Jim Fishel (on 1969-08-02)
accordion:
Clifton Chenier (on 1969-08-02)
vocals:
Clifton Chenier (on 1969-08-02)
recorded at:
Ann Arbor Blues Festival 1969 (1969-08-01 – 1969-08-03)
Clifton Chenier3:55
11Hard Luck
assistant recording engineer:
Jerry Miller (US songwriter, guitarist & vocalist) (on 1969-08-02) and Jim Siegelmann (on 1969-08-02)
recording engineer:
Jim Fishel (on 1969-08-02)
bass guitar [bass]:
Calvin "Fuzz" Jones (on 1969-08-02)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Cassell Burrows (on 1969-08-02)
guitar:
Lucky Lopez Evans (on 1969-08-02) and Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (on 1969-08-02)
piano:
Detroit Junior (on 1969-08-02)
tenor saxophone:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1969-08-02), Bobby Fields (on 1969-08-02) and possibly Eddie Shaw (tenor / alto saxes and harmonica) (on 1969-08-02)
vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1969-08-02)
recorded at:
Ann Arbor Blues Festival 1969 (1969-08-01 – 1969-08-03)
live recording of:
Hard Luck (on 1969-08-02)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
The Original Howlin’ Wolf and His Orchestra16:52
12So Many Roads, So Many Trains
bass guitar [bass]:
Ernest Gatewood (on 1970-04-12)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Sam Lay (on 1970-04-12)
guitar:
Otis Rush (on 1970-04-12)
tenor saxophone:
John Meggs (on 1970-04-12)
trumpet:
Stanley Abernathy (Trumpet player) (on 1970-04-12)
vocals:
Otis Rush (on 1970-04-12)
recorded at:
Hill Auditorium (University of Michigan) in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States (on 1970-04-12)
live recording of:
So Many Roads, So Many Trains (on 1970-04-12)
lyricist and composer:
Marshall Paul
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Otis Rush4:31
2▼CD: Volume 2
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1Long Distance Call
assistant recording engineer:
Jerry Miller (US songwriter, guitarist & vocalist) (on 1969-08-02) and Jim Siegelmann (on 1969-08-02)
recording engineer:
Jim Fishel (on 1969-08-02)
bass guitar [bass]:
Sonny Wimberly (on 1969-08-02)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Willie “Big Eyes” Smith (on 1969-08-02)
guitar:
Sammy Lawhorn (on 1969-08-02), Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1969-08-02) and Pee Wee Madison (on 1969-08-02)
harmonica:
Paul Oscher (on 1969-08-02)
piano:
Pinetop Perkins (on 1969-08-02)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1969-08-02)
recorded at:
Ann Arbor Blues Festival 1969 (1969-08-01 – 1969-08-03)
recording of:
Long Distance Call (on 1969-08-02)
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
publisher:
Watertoons (BMI-affiliated - publisher associated with Muddy Waters)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing France
Muddy Waters7:33
2Movin’ and Groovin’
assistant recording engineer:
Jerry Miller (US songwriter, guitarist & vocalist) (on 1969-08-02) and Jim Siegelmann (on 1969-08-02)
recording engineer:
Jim Fishel (on 1969-08-02)
bass guitar [bass]:
Dave Myers (on 1969-08-02)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (on 1969-08-02)
guitar:
Louis Myers (Blues musician, 1929-1994) (on 1969-08-02)
harmonica:
Charlie Musselwhite (on 1969-08-02)
lap steel guitar:
Freddie Roulette (on 1969-08-02)
piano:
Skip Rose (on 1969-08-02)
recorded at:
Ann Arbor Blues Festival 1969 (1969-08-01 – 1969-08-03)
live cover recording of:
Moovin' 'n' Groovin' (on 1969-08-02)
composer:
Duane Eddy and Lee Hazlewood
Charlie Musselwhite6:16
3I Feel So Good (I Wanna Boogie)
assistant recording engineer:
Jerry Miller (US songwriter, guitarist & vocalist) (on 1969-08-03) and Jim Siegelmann (on 1969-08-03)
recording engineer:
Jim Fishel (on 1969-08-03)
bass guitar [bass]:
Bruce Barlow (on 1969-08-03)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Sam Lay (on 1969-08-03)
guitar:
Magic Sam (on 1969-08-03)
vocals:
Magic Sam (on 1969-08-03)
recorded at:
Ann Arbor Blues Festival 1969 (1969-08-01 – 1969-08-03)
Magic Sam4:55
4Jelly Jelly Blues
assistant recording engineer:
Jerry Miller (US songwriter, guitarist & vocalist) (on 1969-08-03) and Jim Siegelmann (on 1969-08-03)
recording engineer:
Jim Fishel (on 1969-08-03)
guitar:
Shirley Griffith (on 1969-08-03)
vocals:
Shirley Griffith (on 1969-08-03)
recorded at:
Ann Arbor Blues Festival 1969 (1969-08-01 – 1969-08-03)
Shirley Griffith3:03
5Call It Stormy Monday (but Tuesday Is Just as Bad)
assistant recording engineer:
Jerry Miller (US songwriter, guitarist & vocalist) (on 1969-08-03) and Jim Siegelmann (on 1969-08-03)
recording engineer:
Jim Fishel (on 1969-08-03)
bass guitar [bass]:
Big Mojo (on 1969-08-03)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Bob Richey (Chicago blues drummer) (on 1969-08-03)
guitar:
Luther Allison (on 1969-08-03) and T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910–1975) (on 1969-08-03)
tenor saxophone:
R.C. Oglesby (on 1969-08-03)
trumpet:
possibly Maurice Davis (on 1969-08-03)
vocals:
T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910–1975) (on 1969-08-03)
recorded at:
Ann Arbor Blues Festival 1969 (1969-08-01 – 1969-08-03)
live recording of:
Call It Stormy Monday (but Tuesday Is Just as Bad) (on 1969-08-03)
lyricist and composer:
T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910–1975)
publisher:
Wixen Music Publishing, Inc. (ended), Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Songs Of The Knoll, 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division), Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI) (until 2018-11-01), Gregmark Music Inc (Gregmark) (from 1959 to present), Lord and Walker Publishing (from 1959 to present) and Raleigh Music Group (RALEIGH MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC) (from 2018-11-01 to present)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Scandinavia AB (in 1994)
T‐Bone Walker10:40
6Ball and Chain
assistant recording engineer:
Jerry Miller (US songwriter, guitarist & vocalist) (on 1969-08-03) and Jim Siegelmann (on 1969-08-03)
recording engineer:
Jim Fishel (on 1969-08-03)
bass guitar [bass]:
Curtis Tilman (blues musician) (on 1969-08-03)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Eddie Horton (on 1969-08-03)
guitar:
T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910–1975) (on 1969-08-03)
tenor saxophone:
R.C. Oglesby (on 1969-08-03)
trumpet:
possibly Maurice Davis (on 1969-08-03)
vocals:
Big Mama Thornton (on 1969-08-03)
recorded at:
Ann Arbor Blues Festival 1969 (1969-08-01 – 1969-08-03)
live recording of:
Ball and Chain (on 1969-08-03)
lyricist and composer:
Big Mama Thornton
Big Mama Thornton and the Hound Doggers6:11
7Juanita
assistant recording engineer:
Jerry Miller (US songwriter, guitarist & vocalist) (on 1969-08-03) and Jim Siegelmann (on 1969-08-03)
recording engineer:
Jim Fishel (on 1969-08-03)
guitar:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1969-08-03)
vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1969-08-03)
recorded at:
Ann Arbor Blues Festival 1969 (1969-08-01 – 1969-08-03)
Big Joe Williams2:00
8Key to the Highway
assistant recording engineer:
Jerry Miller (US songwriter, guitarist & vocalist) (on 1969-08-03) and Jim Siegelmann (on 1969-08-03)
recording engineer:
Jim Fishel (on 1969-08-03)
bass guitar [bass]:
Bobby Anderson (blues bassist) (on 1969-08-03)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Sam Lay (on 1969-08-03)
guitar:
Luther Tucker (on 1969-08-03)
harmonica:
Jeff Carp (on 1969-08-03)
piano:
possibly Skip Rose (on 1969-08-03)
vocals:
Sam Lay (on 1969-08-03)
recorded at:
Ann Arbor Blues Festival 1969 (1969-08-01 – 1969-08-03)
live recording of:
Key to the Highway (on 1969-08-03)
writer:
Big Bill Broonzy and Charles Segar (blues pianist and occasional singer)
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), MCA Duchess Music Corporation, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal Duchess Music Corp. and Wabash Music Co. (BMI-affiliated)
Sam Lay5:40
9Mojo Hand
assistant recording engineer:
Jerry Miller (US songwriter, guitarist & vocalist) (on 1969-08-03) and Jim Siegelmann (on 1969-08-03)
recording engineer:
Jim Fishel (on 1969-08-03)
bass guitar [bass]:
Bobby Anderson (blues bassist) (on 1969-08-03)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Sam Lay (on 1969-08-03)
guitar:
Lightnin’ Hopkins (on 1969-08-03) and Luther Tucker (on 1969-08-03)
harmonica:
Jeff Carp (on 1969-08-03)
piano:
possibly Skip Rose (on 1969-08-03)
vocals:
Lightnin’ Hopkins (on 1969-08-03)
recorded at:
Ann Arbor Blues Festival 1969 (1969-08-01 – 1969-08-03)
live recording of:
Mojo Hand (on 1969-08-03)
lyricist and composer:
Lightnin’ Hopkins
Lightnin’ Hopkins4:58
10Off the Wall
assistant recording engineer:
Jerry Miller (US songwriter, guitarist & vocalist) (on 1969-08-03) and Jim Siegelmann (on 1969-08-03)
recording engineer:
Jim Fishel (on 1969-08-03)
bass guitar [bass]:
Bobby Anderson (blues bassist) (on 1969-08-03)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Sam Lay (on 1969-08-03)
guitar:
Luther Tucker (on 1969-08-03)
harmonica:
James Cotton (US blues harmonica player, singer & songwriter) (on 1969-08-03)
piano:
Alberto Gianquinto (on 1969-08-03)
tenor saxophone:
Bill Nugent (Saxophonist.) (on 1969-08-03)
recorded at:
Ann Arbor Blues Festival 1969 (1969-08-01 – 1969-08-03)
live cover recording of:
Off the Wall (on 1969-08-03)
composer:
Marion Walter Jacobs (blues performer and songwriter)
James Cotton Blues Band13:54
11Death Letter Blues
recording engineer:
Jeff Todd Titon (on 1969-08-03)
guitar:
Son House (on 1969-08-03)
vocals:
Son House (on 1969-08-03)
recorded at:
Ann Arbor Blues Festival 1969 (1969-08-01 – 1969-08-03)
live recording of:
Death Letter Blues (Son House) (on 1969-08-03)
writer:
Son House
Son House7:51