]> http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/eadafc.af006003 American Folk Blues Festival Photograph Collection, 1962-1965 AFC 2003/050 Prepared by Sarah Bradley Leighton American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
November 2005 Guides to the Collections in the Archive of Folk Culture Encoded by Judy Ng, June 2006 ; Revised by Nora Yeh Finding aid written in English August 2009 Nora Yeh Collection Summary AFC 2003/050 American Folk Blues Festival Photograph Collection, 1962-1965 1962-1965 Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
2.5 linear inches (1 box) 68 digital prints on 8 x 10 inch cardstock paper (7 color and 61 black-and-white) Wiesand, Stephanie, 1912 English This collection is a copyright deposit by Stephanie Wiesand of her photographs of the American Folk Blues Festival. The American Folk Blues Festival, promoted by German blues enthusiasts Horst Lippmann and Fritz Rau during the 1960s, brought American blues musicians to Europe for live concerts and studio performances. This collection of photographs of American blues musicians, taken by Stephanie Wiesand from 1962 to 1965, documented blues performances during television tapings at Südwestfunk, a television station in Baden-Baden, Germany. Scope and Content

The 68 digital prints in this collection document the musicians who participated in the American Folk Blues Festival from 1962 to 1965. The American Folk Blues Festival brought American blues musicians to Europe for live concerts and studio performances between 1962 and 1982. Promoted by German blues enthusiasts, Horst Lippmann and Fritz Rau, the festival influenced the musical landscape of Europe as it exposed young musicians such as Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Jimmy Page to blues music. Stephanie Wiesand usually photographed the musicians during television tapings that took place at Südwestfunk, a German television and radio station in Baden-Baden, Germany.

 Biographical History

Stephanie Wiesand, German blues and jazz enthusiast, was born in Germany in 1912. From 1962 to 1965, she photographed the musicians of the American Folk Blues Festival during television tapings that took place at Südwestfunk, a German television and radio station in Baden-Baden, Germany. The prints included in this collection were submitted to the Library of Congress for copyright deposit on September 10, 2003, and are part of Stephanie Wiesand’s 500-shot catalog that Reelin’ in the Years Productions, LLC now represents.

 Selected Search Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein.

 Personal Names Wiesand, Stephanie, photographer. Subjects Blues festivals--Germany. Blues musicians--United States--Photographs. Women blues musicians--United States--Photographs. Titles American folk blues festival Form of Material Digital prints. Administrative Information Arrangement

The collection was processed by Sarah Bradley Leighton in February 2005. Each digital print was assigned a unique graphic image (GR) number and a log was created to identify the prints. The prints are arranged chronologically beginning with the images from the 1962 festival through the 1965 festival. The digital prints are not of the highest quality, so each print is housed in a protective Mylar folder to prevent the surface toner from rubbing off when handled.

 Access

Duplication of the collection materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.

 Acquisition

The prints were submitted to the Library of Congress Copyright Office on September 10, 2003, and are part of Stephanie Wiesand’s 500-shot catalog that Reelin’ in the Years Productions, LLC now represents. The Copyright Office offered the collection to the Prints and Photographs Division who then transferred the 68 prints to the Archive of Folk Culture at the American Folklife Center.

 Preferred Citation

American Folk Blues Festival Photograph Collection, 1962-1965,, Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

 Related Materials

Reelin’ in the Years Productions, LLC holds the rights to the Stephanie Wiesand photographs as well as to the sound recordings and footage of the television tapings. They have commercially released some of the material and have used the Wiesand photographs in various formats. The photographs are also available for sale through their web site. For more information visit http://www.reelinintheyears.com/

 Collection Concordance by Format Quantity Physical Extent (original) Location Item Numbers Manuscript Materials 12 pages of manuscript material Box 1 n/a Graphic Images 68 digital prints on 8 x 10 inch cardstock paper Box 1 GR001-GR068
Container List Series I: Manuscripts 1 1 Collection Guide and administrative papers.

12 pages

 Series II: Graphic Images

Each print is labeled on the back with the reel number, shot number, year, and subject. The reel number represents the number the photographer assigned to a certain roll of film. The shot number represents the number the photographer assigned to a certain frame on a roll of film. The color prints from 1962 do not contain reel numbers.

 2 Color (7 prints). 1962. 3 Black-and-white (24 prints). 1963. 4 Black-and-white (16 prints). 1964. 5 Black-and-white (21 prints). 1965. Appendix I: Graphic Images Inventory Image # Reel # Shot # Year # Subject GR001 N/A 36 1962 Shakey Jake GR002 N/A 33 1962 T-Bone Walker GR003 N/A 21 1962 Memphis Slim; unidentified cameramen GR004 N/A 19 1962 Willie Dixon GR005 N/A 13 1962 Memphis Slim (foreground); Willie Dixon (background) GR006 N/A 06 1962 T-Bone Walker GR007 N/A 04 1962 Memphis Slim (foreground); Jump Jackson (drums); Willie Dixon (obscured on bass) GR008 1 19 1963 From left to right: Big Joe Williams (seated, guitar); unidentified female; Muddy Waters; Sonny Boy Williamson II; Lonnie Johnson (standing, guitar) GR009 1 25 1963 Muddy Waters GR010 1 28 1963 Sonny Boy Williamson II’s harmonicas GR011 1 29 1963 Muddy Waters GR012 1 31 1963 Muddy Waters GR013 1 34 1963 Sonny Boy Williamson II GR014 2 20 1963 Willie Dixon GR015 2 23 1963 Big Joe Williams GR016 2 27 1963 Sonny Boy Williamson II GR017 2 35 1963 Willie Dixon GR018 4 07 1963 From left to right: Willie Dixon; Matt "Guitar" Murphy; unidentified cameraman; unidentified obscured drummer GR019 4 08 1963 Matt "Guitar" Murphy GR020 4 15 1963 Only two men in foreground identified: Joachim Berendt (glasses); Horst Lippmann (beard) GR021 4 20 1963 Lonnie Johnson GR022 4 22 1963 From left to right: Matt "Guitar" Murphy (guitar); unidentified drummer; Sonny Boy Williamson II (harmonica) GR023 4 25 1963 From left to right on stage: Otis Spann (piano); Matt "Guitar" Murphy (guitar); unidentified drummer ; Memphis Slim (behind drummer); Big Joe Williams (standing far right); others unidentified GR024 4 29 1963 Otis Spann GR025 4 43 1963 Memphis Slim GR026 4 32 1963 From left to right: Big Joe Williams (guitar); Muddy Waters; Sonny Boy Williamson II (white jacket); Lonnie Johnson (singing); unidentified female; Horst Lippmann GR027 5 06 1963 From left to right: Willie Dixon; Sonny Boy Williamson II GR028 5 07 1963 Muddy Waters GR029 5 08 1963 From left to right: Victoria Spivey; Sonny Boy Williamson II GR030 5 06 1963 Willie Dixon GR031 5 12 1963 From left to right: unidentified male; Sonny Boy Williamson II (cap); Muddy Waters; other unidentified males GR032 1 07 1964 Lightnin' Hopkins GR033 1 14 1964 Lightnin' Hopkins GR034 1 17 1964 Lightnin' Hopkins GR035 1 17 1964 Sleepy John Estes GR036 1 3 1964 Willie Dixon GR037 2 13 1964 Willie Dixon GR038 3 07 1964 Howlin' Wolf GR039 3 09 1964 Howlin' Wolf GR040 3 11 1964 Hubert Sumlin GR041 3 12 1964 Howlin' Wolf GR042 3 15 1964 Howlin' Wolf; unidentified male (foreground) GR043 3 18 1964 Howlin' Wolf GR044 3 22 1964 Lightnin' Hopkins GR045 3 31 1964 Sonny Boy Williamson II GR046 3 36 1964 Hubert Sumlin (saxophone); Sunnyland Slim (piano) GR047 3 38 1964 Willie Dixon GR048 1 08 1965 From left to right: J.B. Lenoir (hat); Eddie Boyd; Horst Lippmann (papers in hand); unidentified male (back to camera) GR049 1 17 1965 J.B. Lenoir GR050 1 20 1965 J.B. Lenoir GR051 1 30 1965 Buddy Guy GR052 1 41 1965 Buddy Guy GR053 2 08 1965 Mississippi Fred McDowell GR054 2 26 1965 John Lee Hooker GR055 2 18 1965 John Lee Hooker GR056 2 28 1965 John Lee Hooker GR057 2 31 1965 Buddy Guy; unidentified male (guitar) GR058 2 39 1965 From left to right: Big Mama Thornton (hat); John Lee Hooker (harmonica); J.B. Lenoir; other males unidentified GR059 3 10 1965 Roosevelt Sykes GR060 3 11 1965 From left to right: Unidentified male; Big Mama Thornton GR061 3 18 1965 Mississippi Fred McDowell GR062 3 27 1965 Mississippi Fred McDowell GR063 4 11 1965 Buddy Guy GR064 4 24 1965 From left to right: John Lee Hooker (harmonica); Big Mama Thornton (harmonica); Buddy Guy (guitar); unidentified male (seated) GR065 6 01 1965 Mississippi Fred McDowell GR066 6 10 1965 Walter "Shakey" Horton GR067 6 31 1965 Buddy Guy GR068 6 34 1965 Buddy Guy
Appendix II: Performers Photographed Boyd, Eddie, 1914- Dixon, Willie, 1915- Estes, Sleepy John, 1899-1977 Guy, Buddy Hooker, John Lee Hopkins, Lightnin', 1912- Horton, Big Walter [Also known as: "Big Walter 'Shakey' Horton" or "Big Walter Horton"] Jackson, Jump Lenoir, J. B., d. 1967 Johnson, Lonnie, 1899-1970 McDowell, Fred [Also known as "Mississippi Fred McDowell"] Memphis Slim Muddy Waters, 1915- Murphy, Matt, guitarist Shakey Jake Spann, Otis, d. 1970 Spivey, Victoria Sumlin, Hubert, 1931- Sunnyland Slim, 1907- Sykes, Roosevelt Thornton, Big Mama Walker, T-Bone, 1910-1975 Williams, Big Joe, 1903- Williamson, Sonny Boy, d. 1965 Howlin' Wolf, 1910- Appendix III: Other Persons Photographed Berendt, Joachim Ernst [Author of jazz history, record producer, and co-founder of Südwestfunk.] Lippmann, Horst, 1927- [Promoter and organizer of jazz concerts, and co-founder, with Fritz Rau, of the American Folk Blues Festival.]