American Folk Blues Festival

1962
American Folk Blues Festival '62

tour schedule 1962

03.10. day of arrival ? (AFBF arrive at Frankfurt Rhine-Main airport)
October 4, 1962 Großer Kursaal, Baden-Baden, Germany for Südwestfunk (SWF)
05.10. Bern, Casino
06.10. Frankfurt, Kongresssaal
07.10. Berlin, Titania-Palast
08.10. day off ?
09.10. Kaiserslautern, Fruchthalle
October 10, 1962 Kongresssaal des Deutschen Museums, Munich, GER
11.10. Heilbronn, Harmonie-Saal, Treffpunkt Jazz des SDR
12.10. Nürnberg, Messehaus
13.10. Wiesbaden, Jazz House
14.10. Basel, Mustermesse
15.10. Zürich, Kongresshaus
16.10. Wien, Konzerthaus
17.10. Bremen, 'Glocke'
October 18, 1962 Auditorium maximum, Hamburg, Germany
18.10. Hamburg, after concert: Studio session Deutsche Grammophon
19.10. day off ?
October 20, 1962 Olympia, Paris, France 6 p.m. and 12 p.m
21.10. Manchester, Free Trade Hall, 6 p.m. and 8-15 p.m.

participating artists:

Helen Humes, voc
Memphis Slim, voc, p
T-Bone Walker, voc, g
Shakey Jake, voc, g
John Lee Hooker, voc, g
Sonny Terry, voc, hca
Brownie McGhee, voc, g
Willie Dixon, voc, b
Armand "Jump" Jackson, dr
Davor Kajfeš, p (Yugoslavian pianist, not advertised)

American Folk Blues Festival 1962 Live in Paris
disc 1 : First Concert, 6.00 PM, Part 1
- festival introduction - Memphis Slim (1:08)
- I'm In the Mood - John Lee Hooker (4:10)
- Let's Make It Baby - John Lee Hooker (4:36)
- I Don't Want To Lose You - John Lee Hooker (5:01)
- Money - John Lee Hooker (3:22)
- The Right Time - John Lee Hooker (4:29)
- Memphis Slim introduction - John Lee Hooker (0:42)
- band introduction - Memphis Slim (2:10)
- Rockin' The House - Memphis Slim, Willie Dixon, Armand "Jump" Jackson (2:52)
- Hey Baby - Shakey Jake, Memphis Slim, Willie Dixon, Armand "Jump" Jackson (3:57)
- Call Me When You Need Me (aka "Love My Baby") - Shakey Jake, Memphis Slim, Willie Dixon, Armand "Jump" Jackson (3:14)
- Jake's Blues - Shakey Jake, Memphis Slim, Willie Dixon, Armand "Jump" Jackson (2:11)
- Talkin About The Blues - Willie Dixon (2:15)
- Nervous - Willie Dixon, Memphis Slim, Armand "Jump" Jackson (3:53)
- I Just Want To Make Love To You - Willie Dixon, Memphis Slim, Armand "Jump" Jackson (4:50)
- Baby Please Don't Go - Memphis Slim, Willie Dixon, Armand "Jump" Jackson (2:14)
- Pinetop's Boogie Woogie - Memphis Slim, Willie Dixon, Armand "Jump" Jackson (4:09)

disc 2: First Concert, 6.00 PM, Part 2
- introduction - Hugues Panassié, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee (1:39)
- I'm A Stranger Here - Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee (4:42)
- Talkin' Harmonica Blues - Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee (3:23)
- Born And Livin' With The Blues - Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee (4:31)
- Baby, I Got My Eye On You - Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee (3:29)
- John Henry - Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee (7:07)
- Woman You Must Be Crazy - T-Bone Walker, Davor Kajfeš, Willie Dixon, Armand "Jump" Jackson (5:36)
- My Old Time Used To Be - T-Bone Walker, Davor Kajfeš, Willie Dixon, Armand "Jump" Jackson (4:26)
- Call It Stormy Monday - T-Bone Walker, Davor Kajfeš, Willie Dixon, Armand "Jump" Jackson (4:09)
- You Don't Love Me - T-Bone Walker, Davor Kajfeš, Willie Dixon, Armand "Jump" Jackson (6:18)
- T-Bone talks to the booers (1:47)
- Money Honey - Helen Humes, Davor Kajfeš, T-Bone Walker, Willie Dixon, Armand "Jump" Jackson (2:40)
- Baby Won't You Please Come Home - Helen Humes, Davor Kajfeš, T-Bone Walker, Willie Dixon, Armand "Jump" Jackson (3:06)
- Kansas City - Helen Humes, Davor Kajfeš, T-Bone Walker, Willie Dixon, Armand "Jump" Jackson (2:23)
- Saint Louis Blues - Helen Humes, Davor Kajfeš, T-Bone Walker, Willie Dixon, Armand "Jump" Jackson (2:34)
- Million Dollar Secret - Helen Humes, Davor Kajfeš, T-Bone Walker, Willie Dixon, Armand "Jump" Jackson (3:50)
- Bye Bye Baby - all artists (10:19)

disc 3: Second Concert, 12.00 PM
- John Lee Hooker introduction - Memphis Slim (0:55)
- Everyday - John Lee Hooker (6:50)
- Let's Make It Baby - John Lee Hooker (4:11)
- The Right Time - John Lee Hooker (5:34)
- It's My Own Fault - John Lee Hooker (7:20)
- Money - John Lee Hooker (4:01)
- band introduction - Memphis Slim (2:51)
- Rockin' The House - Memphis Slim, Willie Dixon, Armand "Jump" Jackson (2:51)
- Moanin' - T-Bone Walker, Davor Kajfeš, Willie Dixon, Armand "Jump" Jackson (3:40)
- Money Honey - Helen Humes, Davor Kajfeš, T-Bone Walker, Willie Dixon, Armand "Jump" Jackson (2:43)
- Baby Won't You Please Come Home - Helen Humes, Davor Kajfeš, T-Bone Walker, Willie Dixon, Armand "Jump" Jackson (3:34)
- Kansas City - Helen Humes, Davor Kajfeš, T-Bone Walker, Willie Dixon, Armand "Jump" Jackson (2:35)
- Married Man Blues - Helen Humes, Davor Kajfeš, T-Bone Walker, Willie Dixon, Armand "Jump" Jackson (4:39)
- Bye Bye Baby (finale) - all artists (10:33)

1964

May 7, 1964 at the disused Wilbraham Road railway station in Manchester, UK (calling it "Chorltonville"), Blues & Gospel Train tv special (Granada TV)

American Folk Blues Festival '64

27.09. Frankfurt / Arrival
28.09. Baden-Baden, Südwestfunk
29.09. Baden-Baden, Südwestfunk
30,09. Baden-Baden, Südwestfunk
01.10. Baden-Baden, Kursaal ?
02.10. Strasbourg, Palais des Fetes
03.10. Copenhagen
04.10. Malmö
05.10. Stockholm, Koncerthus
06.10. (off)
07.10. Oslo
08.10. Copenhagen, Storyville Studio
09.10. Copenhagen; flight (?) to Hamburg
October 9th, 1964 Musikhalle, Hamburg
10.10. Düsseldorf
11.10. Köln
12.10. München, Zirkus Krone
13.10. Genf
14.10. Zürich
15.10. Heilbronn, Süddeutscher Rundfunk, 'Harmoniesaal'
October 16, 1964 Kongresshalle, Frankfurt, GER
October 17, 1964 Sportpalast, Berlin, GER
October 18, 1964 Salle Pleyel, Paris, FRA
October 19, 1964 Fairfield Hall, Croydon, ENG (2 shows 6.45 & 9.00) ("American Negro Blues Festival")
October 20, 1964 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (2 shows 6.?? & 8.45)
October 21, 1964 St. George's Hall, Bradford, ENG (2 shows 6.30 & 8.40)
October 22, 1964 Free Trade Hall, Manchester, ENG (2 shows 6.30 & 8.40)
October 23, 1964 Town Hall, Birmingham, ENG (2 shows 6.30 & 8.45)
24.10.  ?
October 25, 1964 Fairfield Hall, Croydon, ENG (2 shows 6.45 & 9.00)
26.10. return flight? from London?
subsequent "Big City Blues Tour"
Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dixon, Hubert Sumlin, Sunnyland Slim, Clifton James
26.10. Warsaw, Poland, National Philharmonie
27.10. Warsaw, "Jazz Jamboree" Polish Radio Jazz Archives 19
28.10.  ? }
29.10.  ? }
30.10.  ? } Dresden?
31.10.  ? }
November 1, 1964 Amiga-Studios, East-Berlin, GDR
02.11.  ? }
03.11.  ? } Potsdam?
04.11.  ? } Dresden?
05.11.  ? }
06.11. Bremen, Studio Radio Bremen
07.11.  ?
until
17.11.  ?
18.11. Wiesbaden, Jazzhaus
19.11.  ?
20.11. Schaffhausen, Switzerland
until
23.11. Courtrai/Kortrijk, Belgium
24.11. Antwerp, Belgium, Billard Palace

participating artists:

Howlin' Wolf, voc, g, hca
Sleepy John Estes, voc, g & Hammie Nixon, hca, jug
John Henry Barbee, voc, g
Sonny Boy Williamson II, voc, hca
Sunnyland Slim, voc, p
Mae Mercer / Sugar Pie DeSanto, voc
Lightnin' Hopkins, voc, g
Hubert Sumlin, voc, g
Willie Dixon, voc, b
Clifton James, dr

1965

American Folk Blues Festival 1965

tour schedule 1965

27.09. TV - Südwestfunk
28.09. TV - Südwestfunk
29.09. TV - Südwestfunk
30.09. Baden-Baden (Jazz Session SWF)
01.10. Bern
02.10. Lausanne
03.10. Zürich
04.10. Luzern
05.10. Basel
06.10. Mannheim (Treffpunkt Jazz des Süddeutschen Rundfunks)
07.10. Bremen (Radiokonzert; rec. Fontana 885 422 TY)
08.10. Kopenhagen
09.10. Stockholm
10.10. Berlin
11.10. Croydon, Fairfield Hall
12.10. Brüssel, La salle de la Madeleine ("Jazz Club")
13.10. TV - Amsterdam
14.10. Den Haag
15.10. Manchester, Free Trade Hall
16.10. Newcastle, City Hall
17.10. Glasgow, Concert Hall
18.10. Belfast, Ulster Hall
19 10. Dublin [most likely did not happen!]
21.10. Bradford, St. George's Hall
22.10. Birmingham, Town Hall
23.10. Bristol, Colston Hall
24.10. Croydon, Fairfield Hall
25.10. Düsseldorf
26.10. Iserlohn
27.10. München
28.10. Frankfurt a.M.
29.10. Strasbourg
30.10. Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
31.10. Barcelona
02.11. Genf

participating artists:

Big Mama Thornton, voc, hca
Big Walter Horton, voc, hca
J.B. Lenoir, voc, g
Roosevelt Sykes, voc, p
Eddie Boyd, voc, p, org
Buddy Guy, voc, g
Doctor Ross, voc, g, hca
John Lee Hooker, voc, g
Mississippi Fred McDowell, voc, g
Lonesome Jimmy Lee, b
Fred Below, dr

1966

American Folk Blues Festival '66

tour schedule 1966

28.09. London, UK, Royal Albert Hall
29.09. Manchester, UK, Free Trade Hall
September 30, 1966 Granada TV Centre, Manchester, UK
02.10. Paris, France, Théatre des Champs Elysées
03.10. Baden-Baden, Germany, Kurhaus
October 5, 1966 Liedertafel, Mainz, Germany (rec. SWF TV)
06.10. Zürich, Switzerland, Volkshaus
07.10. Geneva, Switzerland, Victoria Hall
08.10. Basel, Switzerland, Stadtcasino
09.10. Prag, Czechoslovakia, Festival
10.10. Lucerne, Switzerland
11.10. Vienna, Austria, Konzerthaus
12.10. Munich, Germany, Theater an der Brienner Straße
13.10. Frankfurt, Germany, Kongresshalle
14.10. Hamburg, Germany, Musikhalle
15.10. West-Berlin, Germany, Kongresshalle
October 16, 1966 Friedrichstadt-Palast, East-Berlin, GDR
17.10. Hannover, Germany, Niedersachsenhalle
18.10. Kiel, Germany, Stadthalle
19.10. Essen, Germany, Saalbau
20.10. Lille, France, University
October 21, 1966 AFBF arrive at Schiphol Airport, The Netherlands
21.10. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Concertgebouw
23.10. Copenhagen, Denmark, Tivoli
24.10. Stockholm, Sweden, Konserthuset
25.10. Helsinki, Finland, Kulturhaus
subsequent "Alabama Blues" Tour
J.B. Lenoir (who wasn't with the 1966 AFBF tour), Junior Wells, Little Brother Montgomery, Jack Myers & Fred Below
31.10. Strasbourg, France, 20:30
01.11. Marburg, Audimax
10./11. other dates?
26.11. Antwerp, Belgium
27.11. La Louvière, Belgium
28.11. Bruxelles, Belgium (last venue!)

participating artists:

Roosevelt Sykes, voc, p
Otis Rush, voc, g
Little Brother Montgomery, voc, p
Sleepy John Estes, voc, g
Yank Rachell, voc, mand
Big Joe Turner, voc
Junior Wells, voc, hca
Sippie Wallace, voc
Robert Pete Williams, voc, g
Jack Myers, b
Fred Below, dr

1967

American Folk Blues Festival '67

tour schedule 1967 "Born Down South The Blues Went North"

06.10. Stockholm, Konzerthuset
07.10. Frankfurt a.M., Kongresshalle
08.10. Lünen, Hilpert-Theater
October 9, 1967 WDR TV Cologne, Germany (rel. Tropical DVD)
10.10. Cologne
11.10. Copenhagen, Tivoli
October 11, 1967 DRTV studio, Copenhagen, Denmark (rel. Hip-O Records DVD)
12.10. Helsinki, Kulturpalast
13.10. Lund, University
14.10. 20:15 Scheveningen, The Hague, Circustheater
14.10. 24:00 Amsterdam, Concertgebouw
October 15, 1967 Kongress-Halle, Berlin, Germany
16.10. Bruxelles (TV session)
17.10. Hilversum (KRO-TV)
18.10. Strasbourg, Palais des Fetes
19.10. Zürich, Kongresshaus
20.10. Genf, Victoriasaal
21.10. Paris, Salle Pleyel
22.10. Leicester, De Montfort Hall (first date in England)
23.10. Newcastle, Cityhall
24.10. Bristol, Colston Hall
25.10. Birmingham, Town Hall
26.10. London, Hammersmith Odeon
tournee continued as "Big City Blues"
27.10. England, where ?
28.10. Birmingham, Town Hall (again?)
29.10.- 02.11. where ?
03.11. Lübbecke
04.-??.11. where ?
two dates from different sources that don't seem to fit with other sources:
13.10. Bremen, Glocke
14.10. Cologne (TV Show)

participating artists:

Bukka White, voc, g
Hound Dog Taylor, voc, g
Little Walter, voc, hca
Sonny Terry, voc, hca
Brownie McGhee, voc, g, kazoo
Son House, voc, g
Skip James, voc, g
Koko Taylor, voc
Dillard Crume, b, MC
Odie Payne, dr

1968

American Folk Blues Festival '68

tour schedule 1968

arrivel & 1st concert obviously has been postponed from originally 2nd (as printed on poster) to 7th October (notice the overprint on ticket)
07.10. arrival; 20:00 Frankfurt a.M., Kongresshalle, Messegelände
08.10. Stockholm
09.10. Gothenburg/Göteborg or Lund
10.10. Copenhagen, Tivoli Koncerthal
11.10. 20:30 Veendam (near Groningen), Sorghvliethal
12.10. 20:00 Scheveningen, The Hague, Circustheater
12.10. 24:00 Amsterdam
13.10. Bruxelles or Berlin
14.10. Cologne, WDR, Studio L (German TV)
15.10. Lünen, Hilpert-Theater
16.10. Zürich
17.10. Barcelona, Palacio de la Musica
18.10. Genf
19.10. Lyon
20.10. Paris
22.10. London, BBC TV
23.10. Glasgow
24.10. London, Hammersmith Odeon
26.10. Manchester, Free Trade Hall
27.10. Leicester, De Montfort Hall
28.10. Birmingham, Town Hall
29.10. Bristol, Colston Hall
30.10. Croydon, Fairfield Halls
01.11. Sheffield, City Hall
03.11. Newcastle, City Hall
05.11. flight back ?

30.11. Muddy Waters at Hull University

participating artists:

Jimmy Reed, voc, g
John Lee Hooker, voc, g
T-Bone Walker, voc, p, g
Big Joe Williams, voc, g
Curtis Jones, voc, p
Eddie Taylor, voc, g
Big Walter "Shakey" Horton, voc, hca
Jerome Arnold, b
Jessie 'J.C.' Lewis (aka Jesse Green), dr
presentation: Siegfried Schmidt-Joos; director: Bob Rooyens

1969
American Folk Blues Festival '69

tour schedule 1969

03.10. day of arrival ?
October 3, 1969 Royal Albert Hall, London, ENG
04.10. London (BBC TV) or Aarhus, Denmark ?
05.10. Oslo, Norway or Copenhagen, Denmark ?
06.10. Stockholm, Sweden ?
07.10. Oslo, Norway ?
08.10. Copenhagen, Denmark ?
09.10. Helsinki, Finland or Stockholm, Sweden
10.10. Lund, SWE
October 11, 1969 Musikhalle, Großer Saal, Hamburg, GER
12.10. Göteborg/Gothenburg, Sweden (2 concerts?)
13.10.  ?
14.10. Frankfurt, Germany (Messelhalle ?)
15.10. Konzerthaus, Vienna, AUT
16.10. Stuttgart, Germany (Liederhalle ?)
17.10. Lünen, Germany (Heinz-Hilpert-Theater)
18.10. Bruxelles, Belgium (prob. German TV Südwestfunk Baden-Baden ? #)
19.10. Salle Pleyel, Paris, FRA
20.10. Philharmonie, Berlin, GER
21.10. Strasbourg, FRA
22.10. Zürich, Switzerland ?
23.10. Stuttgart, GER
23.10. Deutsches Museum, Munich, GER
24.10. Lyon, FRA
25.10. Genf, Switzerland (prob. German TV Südwestfunk Baden-Baden ? #)
25.10. return flight ?

'Whistling' Alex Moore, voc, p, whistling
Earl Hooker, voc, g
Clifton Chenier, voc, accordion
Cleveland Chenier, washb
Magic Sam, voc, g
Carey Bell, voc, hca
John Jackson, voc, g
Juke Boy Bonner, voc, g, hca
Mac Thompson, b
Robert St. Julien, dr

1970

American Folk, Blues & Gospel Festival '70 a/k/a American Negro Blues Festival '70

tour schedule 1970

25.10. arrival
26.10. Lünen, Germany, Hilpert-Theater
27.10. Köln, Germany, Sartory-Festsaal ("Jazzwoche")
28.10. Hamburg, Germany
29.10. Hammersmith, UK
30.10. Bornemouth, UK
31.10. Manchester, UK
01.11. Leicester, UK
02.11. Helsinki, Finland
03.11. Stockholm, Sweden, Konserthus
04.11. Göteborg (Gothenburg), Sweden
05.11. Lund, Norway
06.11. Aarhus, Denmark
07.11. Copenhagen, Denmark (last T.V. appearance of Sister Rosetta Tharpe)
08.11. Berlin, Germany, Philharmonie "Berliner Jazztage 1970" Sister Rosetta Tharpe radio broadcast @ youtube
November 9, 1970 Paris, France
10.11. Lyon, France
11.11. Basel, Switzerland
12.11. Zürich, Switzerland (last tour appearance of Sister Rosetta Tharpe)
13.11. Genf, Switzerland
14.11. München, Germany, Zirkus Krone
15.11. 19:30 Uhr, Wien, Austria, Gr. Saal des Konzerthauses
November 16, 1970 Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt, Germany
17.11. Bristol, UK, Colston Hall
18.11. Chatham, UK, Central Hall
19.11. Hemel Hampstead, UK, Pavillon
20.11. Darlington, UK, Civic Theatre
21.11. Boston, UK, Glyderdome
22.11. Sunderland, UK, Empire Theatre
23.11. Southport, UK, Floral Hall
24.11. Birmingham, UK, Town Hall
25.11. Croydon, UK, Fairfield Hall
26.11. flight back

"Big City Blues"
27.11.-02.12.  ?
03.12. Darmstadt, Otto-Berndt-Halle
04.12.-???  ?

??.??. Uppsala, Sweden, Universitets Aula

participating artists:

Champion Jack Dupree, voc, p
Shakey Horton, voc, hca
Sonny Terry, voc, hca
Brownie McGhee, voc, g
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (fell ill, probably with a stroke, during a date with the Festival in Zürich, Switzerland, and had to leave the tour to return to Philadelphia to be hospitalized)
Lee Jackson, voc, g
Lafayette Leake, voc, p
'Bukka' White, voc, g
Willie Dixon, voc, b
Clifton James, dr

1972

American Folk Blues Festival '72

tour schedule Spring 1972

02.03. arrival
03.03. Paris, Salle Pleyel
08.03. Frankfurt a.M., Jahrhunderthalle
11./12.03. Meilhaus Studio in Munich, Germany (Robert Pete Williams rec. Blues Beacon)
until
14.03. Hamburg, Musikhalle, gr. Saal
March 16, 1972 Hilpert Theatre, Lünen, Germany
18.03. Rotterdam
27.03. Stockholm
28.03. flight back

participating artists March concerts:

Memphis Slim, voc, p
Big Mama Thornton, voc, hca
Big Joe Williams, voc, g
Robert Pete Williams, voc, g
T-Bone Walker, voc, g, p
Paul Lenart, g
Hartley Severns, ts, bs, ss, vn
Phillip Morrison, b
Edward Tayler, ts
Vinton Johnson, dr

tour schedule Fall 1972
09.10. London, Rainbow Hall
10.10. Stuttgart, Liederhalle (Beethovensaal)
14.10. Frankfurt a.M., Jahrhunderthalle
25.10. Berlin, Deutschlandhalle
October 26, 1972 Circus-Krone-Bau, Munich, Germany
until
30.10. Paris, Salle Pleyel
31.10. flight back

participating artists October concerts:
Jimmy Rogers, voc, g
Roosevelt Sykes, voc, p
Bukka White, voc, g
Johnny Young, voc, mand
Lightnin' Slim, voc, g
Whispering Smith, voc, hca
Jimmy Dawkins, voc, g
Big Voice Odom, voc
W.D.Kent, b
Willie Lyon, g (announced on poster, but didn't participate)
Jesse Williams, g
Billy Davenport, dr

1980

American Folk Blues Festival '80

tour schedule 1980

15.04. Frankfurt, Jahrhunderthalle
16.04. Zürich, Volkshaus
17.04. Stuttgart, Liederhalle
18.04. Tübingen, Festsaal
19.04. München, Deutsches Museum, Kongress-Saal
April 20, 1980 Kongresshalle Saarbrücken, Germany
21.04. Mainz, Rheingoldhalle
22.04. Mannheim, Mozartsaal
23.04. Karlsruhe, Stadthalle
24.04. Regensburg, Audimax
25.04. Wien, Konzerthaus
26.04. Linz, Brucknerhaus
27.04. Nürnberg, Meistersingerhalle
28.04. Kassel, Stadthalle
29.04. Berlin, ICC
30.04. Münster, Halle Münsterland
01.05. 07.05. Düsseldorf, Philipshalle
05.05. Hamburg, CCH
06.05. Hannover, Kuppelsaal
07.05. [?] Bremerhaven, Stadthalle
08.05. Braunschweig, Stadthalle
09.05. Kiel, Im Schloss

participating artists:

Louisiana Red, voc, g, dobro
Willie Mabon, voc, p
Hubert Sumlin, voc, g
Eddie Taylor, voc, g
Joseph "Washboard Doc", washboard
Cab Lucky, g, voc
John "Flash" Whitner, voc, washtub b, humazoo
Eunice Davis, voc
Sunnyland Slim, voc, p
Carey Bell, voc, hca
Robert Stroger, b
Odie Payne, dr

1981

American Folk Blues Festival '81

tour schedule 1981

5.3. Berlin
6.3. Münster
7.3. Hannover
8.3. Hamburg
9.3. Düsseldorf
March 10, 1981 Konzertaula, Kamen, Germany
11.3. Frankfurt a.M.
12.3. Stuttgart
March 13, 1981 Zürich, Switzerland
14.3. München
15.3. Wien, Austria
16.3. Erlangen
March 17, 1981 Siegerlandhalle, Siegen, Germany
18.3. Würzburg
19.3. Freiburg

participating artists:

John Cephas, voc, g
Phil Wiggins, voc, hca
Sunnyland Slim, voc, p
Margie Evans, voc
Carey Bell, voc, hca
Lurrie Bell, voc, g
Louisiana Red, voc, g
Hubert Sumlin, voc, g
Bob Stroger, b
Odie Payne, dr

1982

American Folk Blues Festival
Blues Live '82

tour schedule 1982

5.11. Darmstadt, Otto-Berndt-Halle
November 6, 1982 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach-Konzerthalle, Frankfurt/Oder, GDR
7.11. Wien, Austria, Konzerthaus
8.11. Belin (West), Hochschule der Künste
9.11. Hannover
10.11. Hamburg, Markthalle
11.11. Kamen, Konzertaula
13.11. Kleve, Stadthalle
14.11. Köln, Sartory Säle
November 15, 1982 Palmengarten, Frankfurt, Germany
16.11. München, Zirkus Krone
17.11. Gießen, Kongreßhalle
18.11. Frankfurt a.M., Palmengarten
19.11. Würzburg, Music Hall
21.11. Zürich, Switzerland, Volkshaus
22.11. Stuttgart, Beethovensaal
23.11. Heidelberg, Stadthalle
November 24, 1982 Siegerlandhalle, Siegen, Germany (T.V. Westdeutscher Rundfunk WDR)
25.11. Helsinki, Finland, House of Culture
26.11. Stockholm, Sweden, Draken
November 27, 1982 Auditorium de Palma de Mallorca, Spain

participating artists:

James "Son" Thomas, voc, g
Archie Edwards, voc, g
John Cephas, voc, g
Phil Wiggins, voc, hca
Lurrie Bell, voc, g
Billy Branch, voc, hca
Carey Bell, voc, hca
Margie Evans, voc
Elisha Murray, g
J.W. Williams, b, voc
Mose Rutues Jr., dr

1983
American Folk Blues Festival '83

tour schedule 1983

27.10. Mannheim, Capitol
28.10. Stuttgart, Liederhalle
29.10. Tübingen, Mensa Morgenstelle
October 30, 1983 Volksbildungsheim, Frankfurt
31.10. Basel, Stadtcasino
01.11. Zürich, Volkshaus
02.11. Mainz, Elzer Hof
November 3, 1983 at Zeche Bochum, Germany by Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), TV
04.11. Hannover, Leine Domizil
05.11. Hamburg, Markthalle
06.11. Berlin (West), Quartier Latin
07.11. Berlin (West), Quartier Latin
09.11. Kiel, Räucherei
10.11. Hannover, Leine Domizil
November 11, 1983 at Music Hall, Würzburg
November 12, 1983 Circus Krone, Munich, Germany
13.11. Nürnberg, Klein Meistersingerhalle
14.11. Dresden (GDR), Kulturpalast
15.11. Kamen, Aula
16.11. Kleve, Stadthalle
17.11. Münster, Jovel Cinema
18.11. Amsterdam, Paradiso

participating artists:

James 'Sparky' Rucker, voc, g
Larry Johnson, voc, g
Louisiana Red, voc, g
Lonnie Pitchford, voc, g, b
Carey Bell, voc, hca
Lovie Lee, voc, p
Jimmy Rogers, voc, g
Queen Sylvia Embry, voc, b
Charles 'Honey Boy' Otis, voc, dr

1985
American Folk Blues Festival '85

tour schedule 1985

12.10. Oberlahnstein, SWF Hörfunk
13.10. Stuttgart, Theaterhaus
14.10. München, Circus Krone-Bau
15.10. Erlangen, Stadthalle
17.10. Bochum, Zeche
18.10. Kleve, Stadthalle
19.10. Hamburg, Markthalle
20.10. Osnabrück, Stadthalle
21.10. Hannover, Ballroom Blitz
October 22, 1985 Volksbildungsheim, Frankfurt
October. 23, 1985, Capitol, Mannheim
24.10. Köln, Alter Wartesaal, Hbf
25.10. Berlin (West), Quartier Latin
27.10. Berlin (GDR), Metropoltheater
28.10. Karlsruhe, Konzerthaus
29.10. Freiburg, Paulussaal
30.10. Zürich, Volkshaus
31.10. Basel-Muttenz, Kongresszentrum Hotel Mittenza

participating artists:

James Sparky Rucker, voc, g
Cash Mc Call, voc, g
Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, voc, as
Blind Joe Hill, voc, g, hca, dr
The Young Blues Thrillers:
- Rickey Grundy, voc, p
- Al Keith, b, voc, announcement
- Lance Lee, dr
James "Son" Thomas, voc, g
Margie Evans, voc