Friends of the Sixties: The Landmark Ann Arbor Blues Festivals 1969-1970
Tue, 01/31/2023 - 7:50am
This is a rough-draft of some footage Stephen Erlewine took back in 1970 at the second pivotal Arbor Blues Festival, where his brother Michael was in charge of food and drink for the blues artists, and also served as interviewer for scores of the performers. This was a life-changing experience and led some years later to Michael founding the All-Music Guide (AMG).
This video originally appeared here.
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Curt Andrews and Woody Finger, circa 1970 Photographer: Andrea Fulton

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c.1970
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Letter from Doug Fulton to Ann Arbor News Librarian / Keeper of the Morgue, November 7, 1995

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Doug Fulton with Muddy Waters, Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival, September 1972 Photographer: Anna Fulton

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1972
Dedication of the Otis Spann Memorial Stage, with Lucille Spann, John Sinclair, and Muddy Waters, September 1972 Photographer: Doug Fulton

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1972