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American Folk & Blues Festival Paris 1962 - Vol. 1

Artist Various Artists
Title American Folk & Blues Festival Paris 1962 - Vol. 1
Release Date Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Genre Blues > Electric Blues > Electric Blues
Copyright © Body & Soul
Country GERMANY

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American Folk & Blues Festival at Olympia Paris 1962 - first show

Early in the Sixties, when many of the Blues legends came to Europe for the first time, they combined forces and played the legendary "American Folk & Blues Festivals" On October 20th, 1962 a group of now iconic Blues artists enthused a Paris audience at the world-famous OlympiaTheater: Memphis Slim (who relocated to Paris), John Lee Hooker, Willie Dixon, Shakey Jake, T-Bone Walker, Helen Humes, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee a.o. freaked out their French audience.
Record 1 and 2 contain the first concert at 6 pm.

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