Topic: 20 blues legends on Canadian TV-1966

[islandgal]

This was my introduction to the Blues. It still astonishes me.
https://www.cbc.ca/television/fromthevaults/the-day-the-blues-came-to-town-1.4903425

You can watch the whole show on You Tube. Here's part 1.


Jean

[islandgal]

It is annoyingly cut off at the end.

[Blues Vintage]

I got the DVD. James Cotton nearly blows the roof off. I was looking a while back for the complete Muddy set. There's got to be more from the session but I could't find it.

[harriet]

Thanks, islandgal - had never seen before.

[islandgal]

Harry, the original set was an hour long. I would LOVE to see the whole thing, unedited.

[Blues Vintage]

Did some more research in this.
They were actually planning to release more (2018) from the session but to this day nothing happened.

"The first of these deluxe editions will feature the historic recordings captured in 1966 featuring Waters, Willie Dixon and fellow blues trailblazers, in session together for the first and only time for the CBC."


Muddy Waters, Johnny Cash and The Doors recordings unearthed from CBC archive

https://www.musicweek.com/talent/read/muddy-waters-johnny-cash-and-the-doors-recordings-unearthed-from-cbc-archive/071877

MajikBus Agreement Unlocks CBC Treasures, From Muddy Waters To Johnny Cash

https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/majikbus-agreement-unlocks-cbc-treasures-muddy-waters-johnny-cash/

[islandgal]

This video is unedited and is pretty rough in places, but I thought I'd post it anyhow. From the same session you reference.

[islandgal]

It is possibly the outtakes from that session.

[islandgal]

And here is a short documentary from the CBC on the program.
https://www.cbc.ca/television/fromthevaults/the-day-the-blues-came-to-town-1.4903425

[Blues Vintage]

Thanks islandgal.

They recorded and filmed for three days. I'm specifically looking for the Muddy Waters stuff. His band from this period was just incredible.
Hope they'll release it some day.