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1 videodisc : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
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two-dimensional moving image tdi rdacontent |
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video v rdamedia |
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videodisc vd rdacarrier |
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digital optical rda |
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video file DVD video rda |
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DVD. |
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Featuring: Rufus Thomas & the Bar-Kays, Bukka White, Nathan Beauregard, Sleepy John Estes & Yank Rachel, Joann Kelly & "Backwards" Sam Firk, Son Thomas, Lum Guffin, Rev. Robert Wilkins & Family, John Fahey, Jefferson Street Jug Band, Insect Trust, John D. Loudermilk, Furry Lewis, Piano Red, Moloch, Johnny Winter, The Salem Harmonizers, Mississippi Fred McDowell. |
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Title from container. |
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MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
In June of 1969, the fourth Memphis Country Blues Festival took place at the city's famed Overton Park Band Shell. Fueled by the rediscovery of blues artists like Furry Lewis and Mississippi Fred McDowell, the fest had been launched in 1966 by a group of Bluff City blues fans and counterculturalists. The '69 edition -- which doubled as a celebration of Memphis' sesquicentennial -- promised the event's biggest and most ambitious lineup, one that included ancient blues masters like Sleepy John Estes and Nathan Beauregard, as well as Stax Records stalwarts the Bar-Kays and Rufus Thomas, and rockers like Johnny Winter and Moloch. Also on hand was a camera crew documenting the three days and two nights of this epochal concert event -- that luminous, previously unseen color footage is the foundation of a new film, Memphis '69. |
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White, Bukka.
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Beauregard, Nathan, -1970.
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Estes, Sleepy John, 1899-1977.
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Rachell, Yank.
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Kelly, Jo-Ann.
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Firk, Backwards Sam.
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Thomas, Son, 1926-1993.
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Guffin, Lum.
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Wilkins, Robert, 1896-1987.
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Fahey, John, 1939-2001.
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Loudermilk, John D.
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Lewis, Furry, 1893-1981.
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Piano Red, 1911-1985.
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Moloch (Musician)
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Winter, Johnny.
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McDowell, Fred.
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Rufus Thomas & the Bar-Kays.
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Jefferson Street Jug Band.
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Insect Trust (Musical group)
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The Salem Harmonizers.
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Memphis Country Blues Festival.
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Blues festivals -- Tennessee -- Memphis.
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Country music festivals -- Tennessee -- Memphis.
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Country music -- 1961-1970.
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Blues (Music) -- 1961-1970.
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Concert films.
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Filmed performances.
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LaMattina, Joe, director.
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White, Bukka, performer.
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Beauregard, Nathan, -1970, performer.
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Estes, Sleepy John, 1899-1977, performer.
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Rachell, Yank, performer.
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Kelly, Jo-Ann, performer.
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Firk, Backwards Sam, performer.
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Thomas, Son, 1926-1993, performer.
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Wilkins, Robert, 1896-1987, performer.
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Fahey, John, 1939-2001, performer.
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Loudermilk, John D., performer.
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Lewis, Furry, 1893-1981, performer.
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Piano Red, 1911-1985, performer.
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Moloch (Musician), performer.
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Winter, Johnny, performer.
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McDowell, Fred, performer.
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Rufus Thomas & the Bar-Kays, performer.
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Jefferson Street Jug Band, performer.
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Insect Trust (Musical group), performer.
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The Salem Harmonizers, performer.
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Memphis Country Blues Festival, performer.
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Fat Possum Records, manufacturer, distributor.
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| Added Title |
Memphis sixty-nine |
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Memphis 1969 |
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Memphis nineteen sixty-nine |
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1969 Memphis Country Blues Festival |
| Standard No. |
767981169354 |
| Music No. |
FP1693-9 Fat Possum Records |
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