The American Folk Blues Festival

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_American_Folk_Blues_Festival

GPTKB entity

Statements (74)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	music festival
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:founder	Fritz Rau Horst Lippmann
gptkbp:genre	blues
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	The American Folk Blues Festival
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:Eric_Clapton gptkb:The_Rolling_Stones gptkb:Led_Zeppelin gptkb:The_Yardbirds gptkb:The_Animals British blues movement
gptkbp:language	English
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Europe
gptkbp:notableEvent	First festival held in 1962 in Germany Revival in the 1980s Tours across Europe
gptkbp:notablePerformer	gptkb:Homesick_James gptkb:Hubert_Sumlin gptkb:Matt_'Guitar'_Murphy gptkb:Memphis_Slim gptkb:Eddie_Boyd gptkb:J.B._Hutto gptkb:Little_Brother_Montgomery gptkb:Earl_Hooker gptkb:Shakey_Horton gptkb:Buddy_Guy gptkb:Muddy_Waters gptkb:T-Bone_Walker gptkb:Lafayette_Leake gptkb:Howlin'_Wolf gptkb:Jimmy_Reed gptkb:John_Lee_Hooker gptkb:Sonny_Boy_Williamson_II gptkb:Willie_Dixon gptkb:Carey_Bell gptkb:Champion_Jack_Dupree gptkb:Junior_Wells gptkb:Little_Walter gptkb:Luther_Allison gptkb:Otis_Rush gptkb:Otis_Spann gptkb:Willie_Smith gptkb:Clifton_James gptkb:Big_Walter_Horton gptkb:Sleepy_John_Estes gptkb:Big_Mama_Thornton gptkb:Lonnie_Johnson gptkb:J.B._Lenoir gptkb:Louis_Myers gptkb:Lightnin'_Hopkins gptkb:Big_Joe_Williams gptkb:Magic_Sam gptkb:Roosevelt_Sykes gptkb:Johnny_Shines gptkb:Fred_Below gptkb:Jimmy_Dawkins gptkb:Sammy_Lawhorn gptkb:Sunnyland_Slim gptkb:Willie_Mabon gptkb:Sippie_Wallace gptkb:Victoria_Spivey gptkb:Hound_Dog_Taylor Bill Stepney Billy Stepney Herb Lovelle
gptkbp:notableRecording	The American Folk Blues Festival 1962–1966 (album series) The American Folk Blues Festival: 1962–1969 (DVD series) The American Folk Blues Festival: The British Tours 1963–1966 (album)
gptkbp:website	https://www.americanfolkbluesfestival.com
gptkbp:yearsActive	1980–1985 1962–1970
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Big_Walter_Horton
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6