Memphis '69: The 1969 Memphis Country Blues Festival (Various Artists)

In June 1969, a remarkable assemblage of blues performers marked Memphis' sesquicentennial at the city's Overton Park Band Shell, but the film footage taken of the event by Adelphi Records founder Gene Rosenthal went unseen for decades. Now, you can enjoy the efforts of Johnny Winter, Rufus Thomas & The Bar-Kays, Bukka White, Nathan Beauregard, Sleepy John Estes & Yank Rachel, Son Thomas, Lum Guffin, Piano Red, Mississippi Fred McDowell, many, many more. 72 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.