1969 Ann Arbor Blues Festival
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The 1969 Ann Arbor Blues Festival was a landmark American music festival widely regarded as the first major blues festival in the United States, showcasing many of the genre’s greatest artists.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | music festival ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | late 1960s blues revival in the United States ⓘ |
| associatedWith | University of Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attendance | approximately 20,000 people ⓘ |
| audienceDemographic | predominantly young white college-age listeners ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| endDate | 1969-08-03 ⓘ |
| featuredArtist |
B.B. King
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Big Joe Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ Big Mama Thornton NERFINISHED ⓘ Buddy Guy NERFINISHED ⓘ Howlin' Wolf NERFINISHED ⓘ J.B. Hutto NERFINISHED ⓘ Junior Wells NERFINISHED ⓘ Lightnin' Hopkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Luther Allison NERFINISHED ⓘ Magic Sam NERFINISHED ⓘ Magic Slim NERFINISHED ⓘ Muddy Waters NERFINISHED ⓘ Otis Rush NERFINISHED ⓘ Roosevelt Sykes NERFINISHED ⓘ Son House NERFINISHED ⓘ T-Bone Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | blues ⓘ |
| legacy |
helped establish Ann Arbor as a significant blues and music festival city
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recognized as a pivotal event in bringing traditional blues to wider rock audiences ⓘ |
| location |
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Fuller Flatlands, Ann Arbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | covered by music and underground press of the late 1960s ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bringing together major Chicago, Delta, and Texas blues musicians on one bill
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influencing later blues and rock festivals in the United States ⓘ |
| organizer | University of Michigan student organizers ⓘ |
| purpose | to showcase leading African American blues artists to a largely white rock audience ⓘ |
| recordingsReleasedAs | Ann Arbor Blues Festival 1969 (live compilation album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
first major blues festival in the United States
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landmark American music festival ⓘ |
| startDate | 1969-08-01 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | 1970 Ann Arbor Blues Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1969 ⓘ |
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