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The debut CD, Eyes of the City from Chicago-based Blues/Rock axeslinger Vince Agwada is one of the most powerful debut efforts to come along in quite some time. Coming in at just under 78 minutes, this CD is a fascinating sonic journey that seamlessly spans numerous genre without skipping a beat.

VA - The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966 Vol. I
DVD 5 Untouched: 4,25 GB | Full Artwork | 5% Rec. Info
Label/Cat#: Reelin' The Years, SWR # 602498609262 | Country/Year: Germany / US 2003
Genre: Blues | Technical: MPEG2/VOB 720x480 NTSC LPCM 16/48 Mono

…Rediscovered after 40 years in the vaults, these priceless recordings of legendary blues artists have been lovingly remastered for the DVD format. Between 1962 and 1966 huge tours were undertaken by the likes of Muddy Waters, Otis Rush, Memphis Slim, John Lee Hooker, Willie Dixon, and many others. A popular stop-gap on the tour was a small TV studio in Germany, where the acts would record their songs for posterity. It is from these shows that the recordings contained within are from. An amazing document of a historic time, rediscover these bluesmen in the flesh as they take to the stage in their prime.

Following the success of Jazz for a Rainy Afternoon, this clever release presents thirteen cookin’ blues tracks that deal head-on with the woes of the world. Highlights include Junior Wells’ marvelous rendition of "Why Are People Like That?" with the electric slide guitar work of Sonny Landreth and Derek Trucks, "Life Will Be Better" by Sugar Ray Norcia and Charlie Musselwhite, and "Misery and the Blues" from the seductive and sultry Maria Muldaur. Also features Terry Evans’ driving "Credit Card Blues," Debbie Davies’ searing "Money" and cuts by Son Seals, Kenny Neal, Sam Lay, Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson and other stellar blues players.

This 25-track collection brings together some of the most inspiring blues harp performances on record. With the exception of John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson's "Bring Me Another Half a Pint" (what's better known as Jimmy Rogers' "Sloppy Drunk" and originally penned even earlier by Lucille Bogan) from 1948, everything on here was recorded in the '50s to the late '60s at the height of the electric blues boom. Representative and sometimes definitive performances from Big Walter Horton ("Easy," "Need My Baby" and the solo on Jimmy Rogers' "Walkin' By Myself"), Little Walter ("Roller Coaster"), Jimmy Reed ("Found Love"), Snooky Pryor ("Boogie Twist"), Sonny Boy Williamson ("99"), Jerry McCain (the rare, alternate take of "Steady") and Little Junior Parker ("Sweet Home Chicago") pepper this set…

Easily the most important harmonica player of the prewar era, John Lee Williamson almost single-handedly made the humble mouth organ a worthy lead instrument for blues bands – leading the way for the amazing innovations of Little Walter and a platoon of others to follow…

Billy D’s life experience has given him the strength to write his brand of “Bluzy Rock” with a passion that only comes from living it. Heavily influenced by Chicago blues, Rock & Roll, and “Backbeat Roots” music of all types, his songs reflect the tough lessons of his past and show his love for Mother Blues and her first-born, Rock & Roll. Born on the south side of Chicago, Billy Desmond grew up surrounded by the Blues and early Rock & Roll— a powerful combination. He started playing professionally at the age of fourteen, primarily for teen dances and parties; and by eighteen, he was sneaking into the blues clubs of Chicago to hear such greats as Muddy Waters, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, and James Cotton…