Collection Summary
AFC 2003/050
American Folk Blues
Festival Photograph Collection, 1962-1965
1962-1965
1962-1965
Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife
Center, Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
1
folder; 2.5 linear inches (1 box)
68 photographs : digital prints, black and white, color ;
8 x 10 in.
Wiesand,
Stephanie
English
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 11, 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 LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
People
Wiesand, Stephanie
Organizations
American Folk Blues Festival.
Subjects
Blues festivals--Germany.
Blues musicians--United States--Photographs.
Women blues musicians--United States--Photographs.
Form/Genre
Digital prints.
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
The collection of low resolution reference images is open for
research use; the American Folklife Center does not hold the original images.
Collection materials are governed by copyright restrictions; contact
the rights holder for permissions and restrictions.
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/]
Acquisition
The prints were submitted to the Library of Congress Copyright
Office on September 11, 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 (AFC
2003/050), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of
Congress, Washington, D.C.
Collection Concordance by
Format
Quantity
Physical Extent (original)
Item Numbers
Manuscript
Materials
1
folder of 12 pages
FOLDER 1
Graphic Images
61
black-and-white digital prints on 8 x 10"
cardstock paper
GR008-GR068, FOLDERS 3-5
7
color digital prints on 8 x 10" cardstock
paper
GR001-007, FOLDER 2
Catalog Record: [http://lccn.loc.gov/2005700223]
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.
1
2
Color (7 prints). 1962.
1
3
Black-and-white (24 prints). 1963.
1
4
Black-and-white (16 prints). 1964.
1
5
Black-and-white (21 prints). 1965.
Appendix A:
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 B:
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 C:
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.]