Little Walter--American Folk Blues Fest '67

SRVnig...@netzero.net

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Jun 30, 2002, 11:18:16 AM6/30/02

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Little Walter was part of the European tour of the American Folk
Blues Fest in 1967 shortly before he died. Does anyone know if the
German TV show (that recorded the 1964 and 1965 shows) recorded the 1967
show that included Little Walter??

Diane Fenwick

HAS...@aol.com

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Jun 30, 2002, 11:46:11 AM6/30/02

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Yes, it is out there.
HB

Gypsy Blues

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Jun 30, 2002, 1:26:42 PM6/30/02

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> Does anyone know if the German TV show...recorded the 1967

show that included Little Walter

> Yes, it is out there

Really?!?
Are you referring to the German "Ohne Filter" series?
If so, and if Little Walter's TV show has been released, do you know where it can be found? If it's out there, I'd sure like to add it to my catalog!!

-- Gypsy
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www.BluesMart.com

SRVnig...@netzero.net

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Jun 30, 2002, 1:35:55 PM6/30/02

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Gypsy,
I just found out from HB that it's the same one as the video with Hound Dog Taylor. (2 songs with Little Walter are on it). Of course it's great,
but there just isn't enough footage with Little Walter.

Diane Fenwick

Scott

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Jun 30, 2002, 2:40:44 PM6/30/02

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On Sun, 30 Jun 2002 11:45:29 EDT, HAS...@aol.com wrote:

>In a message dated 6/30/02 9:16:29 AM, SRVnig...@netzero.net writes:
>
><<Little Walter was part of the European tour of the American Folk
>Blues Fest in 1967 shortly before he died. Does anyone know if the
>German TV show (that recorded the 1964 and 1965 shows) recorded the 1967
>show that included Little Walter??
>>>
>
>Yes, it is out there.
>HB

The one that's out there (which is the only LW TV performance that has been
discovered so far) is actually from Danish National Television. It was shot
in Copenhagen in 1967, and aired in 1968 as a special called "Blues '68".

It's available for licensing at www.historicfilms.com, along with tons of
other great blues footage.

Scott

SRVnig...@netzero.net

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Jun 30, 2002, 3:15:39 PM6/30/02

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I have also read that it was actually filmed in a Netherlands studio on
October 17, 1967 in Hilversum and shown later that year.
Scott, I checked out that website and saw some incredible things
there.....Jimmy Reed, Magic Sam, Johnny Littlejohn, Howlin Wolf, Little
Walter........wow !! Thanks for sharing.
But who can afford 500.00 to "borrow" one of those videos???? Although maybe
someone like Mark Hoffman, who is writing the Howlin Wolf book, might be
interested in all that Wolf footage.

maxdog

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Jun 30, 2002, 3:27:31 PM6/30/02

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At 03:18 PM 6/30/02 -0400, SRVnig...@NETZERO.NET wrote:
> I have also read that it was actually filmed in a Netherlands studio on
>October 17, 1967 in Hilversum and shown later that year.
> Scott, I checked out that website and saw some incredible things
>there.....Jimmy Reed, Magic Sam, Johnny Littlejohn, Howlin Wolf, Little
>Walter........wow !! Thanks for sharing.

I was amazed by the first listing I saw. Here's the blurb:

SAM LAY BLUES COLLECTION

Legendary drummer (Howlin' Wolf Band, Paul Butterfield, Jimmy Reed, Bob
Dylan) Sam Lay began filming the night life in Chicago's South Side Blues
Bars, Lounges, and Night Clubs in the late 1950's. All through the 60's
Sam's camera captured the Blues world more intimately than any film maker
was able to. Blues legends such as MUDDY WATERS, HOWLIN' WOLF, LITTLE
WALTER, SONNY LAND SLIM, JIMMY REED and countless others are filmed on the
bandstand and hanging out with their friends at nightclubs. A truly
amazing, one-of-a-kind document of Afro-American nightclubs and music from
the late 50's to 1970. When the legendary Blues artist performed in bars,
not concert halls!
--
maxdog

Gypsy Blues

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Jun 30, 2002, 3:35:38 PM6/30/02

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> The one that's out there (which is the only LW TV performance that has been discovered so far) is actually from Danish National Television. It was shot in Copenhagen in 1967, and aired in 1968 as a special called "Blues '68".

I checked out the link and found 3 tapes with Little Walter, 2 of which have performances -- fascinating stuff there, that's for certain!! But man-oh-man, who can afford it?!?

-- Gypsy
www.NothinButDaBlues.com
www.BluesMart.com

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Scott

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Jun 30, 2002, 5:17:39 PM6/30/02

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On Sun, 30 Jun 2002 15:18:22 -0400, SRVnig...@netzero.net wrote:

> I have also read that it was actually filmed in a Netherlands studio on
>October 17, 1967 in Hilversum and shown later that year.

No, that was a different TV appearance, tapes of which have not yet been
found. That would be a real find, because Little Walter *did* front the
band for a few numbers on that program, unlike the Copenhagen program that
is now circulating.

In researching the Little Walter biography, my collaborators (Tony Glover
and Ward Gaines) and I discovered specific documentation of at least five
different TV tapings / filmings (as opposed to live TV appearances) during
Little Walter's trips to Europe in 1964 and 1967. Of those, only the
Copenhagen tape has been found.

Scott

Dr. Hartmut M. Münnich

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Jul 2, 2002, 4:58:03 AM7/2/02

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I think it was. This is the set I have on tape. It should be from tv though.

American Folk Blues Festival 1967 rec Oct 1967, Köln:
Little Walter, w. H.D.Taylor, D,Crume,O.Payne My baby
Koko Taylor,L.Walter, H.D.Taylor,D.Crume Will my man be home tonight
O.Payne Wang dang doodle
Bukka White Aberdeen blues
Little Walter,H.D.Taylor, D.Crume,O.Payne Instrumental
Skip James Hard times killing floor blues
Son House Death letter blues
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry Born and living with the blues
Rock island line
Little Walter, H.D.Taylor, D.Crume, O.Payne Mean old world
Hound Dog Taylor, Little Walter, D.Crume, O.Payne Shake your moneymaker
Complete Group Instrumental

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