DIDN'T KNOW IT EXISTED THEATER

I got sucked into this last night. It's an awesome documentary, Memphis '69: The 1969 Memphis Country Blues Festival. While I wouldn't call all of the artists country blues, it's a killer lineup. It starts with Rufus Thomas backed by the Bar-Kays, doing "Walkin' the Dog". From there it goes through roughly nineteen artists including Bukka White, Sleepy John Estes, John Fahey, John D. Loudermilk, Mississippi Fred McDowell, and Johnny Winter. The quality is pretty good and the live mixes better than most from that time.

I was going to write about every cool thing about this documentary, but the list was getting too long. Nearly every performer has a great "wow" moment. Just one, for me, was seeing John D. Loudermilk sing "Tobacco Road", a song he wrote. I've heard a shitload of covers of the song, but hearing him sing it live, in his own way, was a revelation.

I've got documentary embedded below but you should really go to YouTube to view it, click on "more" under the description to reveal separate links that skip to particular performers.

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Watch:

Memphis '69: The 1969 Memphis Country Blues Festival | Full Documentary at YouTube