Ann Arbor Blues Festival 1969, Vol. 1

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Annotation

Produced by Parker Fishel and Jim Fishel
Project coordinated by Ben Blackwell and Ben Swank
Original recordings by Jim Fishel with assistance from Jerry Miller and Jim Siegelman, except Son
House recorded by Jeff Todd Titon
Tape transfers and restoration: Ben Young and Parker Fishel
Cut for vinyl: Bill Skibbe
Art direction and design: Nathanio Strimpopulos
Legal: Stacy Fass, Mae Ho, and Patrick Sabatini
Research and writing: Parker Fishel, Sophie Abramowitz, and David Beal
Additional editing: Nick Murray

Annotation last modified on 2019-08-05 16:08 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
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. King5:50
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