1958-1970BLACK ENTERTAINERS
8mm color home movies shot circa 1958-70 by legendary Chicago drummer SAM LAY documents AFRICAN-American nightlife, nightclubs, lounge and Blues music on Chicago's South Side
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circa 1965 BOB DYLAN clowns backstage at CAFE AU'GO-GO in New York City's Greenwich Village ASSOCIATED PRESS PARTY movies shot by ALBERT GROSSMAN. WITH MIKE BLOOMFIELD (L) & PAUL BUTTERFIELD (R). ELVIN BISHOP. JERMONE ARNOLD.
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| 01:00:38 39.64 |
Bob Dylan Sam Lay Oscar Brown and Mike Bloomfield clown around at CAFE Au' Go-Go bar ( famous Greenwich Village Folk Music club )
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| 01:00:48 49.64 |
Unknown Doo-wop black vocal group perform in African American Nightclub circa 1950s nice MS
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| 01:01:25 86.64 |
Blus guitarist BIG BEN with huge process hair pompador performs at the COPA CABANA nightclub lounge in Chicago ( famous early venue on Chicago's South Side for Black Blues and Rhythm & Blues )
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| 01:01:32 93.64 |
MAD DOG LESSER on Bass guitar ( Lester Davenport )
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| 01:01:38 99.64 |
very early footage of ALBERT KING and BAND circa 1960 performing in club
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| 01:01:50 111.64 |
Black Deejay BIG BILL HILL Black DJ BIG BILL HILL broadcasts live from the COPA CABANA CLUB on radio station WOPA Chicago radio station owned by LEONARD CHESS of CHESS RECORDS great WOPA MICROPHONE
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| 01:02:19 140.64 |
Chuck Berry pianist JOHNNY JOHNSON at piano plays in ALBERT KING BAND
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| 01:02:32 153.64 |
MS colorful sign on wall of nightclub advertises live appearance of THE HOWLING WOLF BAND
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| 01:02:55 176.64 |
MS Albert King playing his famous FLYING V GIBSON ELECTRIC GUITAR as he performs with his band FIRST KNOWN FOOTAGE OF ALBERT KING
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| 01:02:56 177.64 |
quick shot of LITTLE WALTER passing by the microphone and laughing ( with blue overcoat )
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| 01:03:18 199.64 |
CU ALBERT KING PERFORMS
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shot of unknown DOO-WOP vocal group that traveled with the ALBERT KING band
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| 01:04:05 246.64 |
MS of guitarist EDDIE TAYLOR ( played with JOHN LEE HOOKER and JIMMY REED )
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| 01:04:09 250.64 |
Maxwell Street musician BIG JOHN WRENCHER (sic) one armed musician
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| 01:04:16 257.64 |
MS JOHN LEE HOOKER straps on his guitar at the COPA CABANA CLUB in CHICAGO Detroit Willie helps him out
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| 01:04:31 272.64 |
Colorful sign advertising JOHN " BOOM BOOM BOOM " LEE HOOKER's club appearance hangs on wall of nightclub HOOKER PLAYS LIVE for station WOPA
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| 01:04:58 299.64 |
Howlin Wolf sits close by in club
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| 01:05:12 313.64 |
CU HAMMOND B3 ORGAN performed by unknown black Organist in the SHANGRILA CLUB in Cleveland
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| 01:05:30 331.64 |
Session drummer who recorded the original ROUTE 66 TELEVISION SHOW theme song, Lester (?) at drums TOMMY O'Neal at microphone TOMMY O'NEAL AND THE THUNDERBIRDS
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| 01:06:18 379.64 |
Famous New Orleans R&B singer LLOYD PRICE and band perform at the COPA CABANA CLUB Chicago circa 1962 New Orleans tenor saxophonist RED TYLER visible in the band
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LLOYD PRICE SINGS AT WOPA MICROPHONE
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| 01:07:20 441.64 |
WOPA RADIO STATION MEN WITH THEIR WOMEN SITTING AT TABLE WITH RECORD TURNTABLE & BROADCASTING EQUIPMENT
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| 01:08:09 490.64 |
BB ODHAMS BAND plays in Cleveland Wine Bar on CEDAR STREET BLACK NIGHTCLUB PATRONS DANCE AND HAVE FUN IN NIGHTCLUB AFRO-AMERICAN. AFRICAN-AMERICAN.
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| 01:08:47 528.64 |
Robert Jr. Lockwood , nephew of ROBERT JOHNSON performs on guitar with BB ODHAMS BAND , Cleveland circa 1960
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wine bar with afro-american patrons
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| 01:09:13 554.64 |
Black man nick named CASANOVA in funny red FEZ hat and piano player clown around with TOMAS CROMPLER " TC "
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| 01:09:48 589.64 |
Roger (?) HOWLING WOLF horn player seated at the famous SYLVIO'S nightclub restaurant in CHICAGO HOWLING WOLF BAND WAS THE HOUSE BAND patrons relax and hang out SYLVIO'S was on LAKE STREET
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| 01:10:24 625.15 |
ERROLL GARNER SITTING ON LEFT.
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| 01:10:36 637.64 |
young BUDDY GUY circa 1961 sitting on chair with his guitar case by his side at SYLVIO'S
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| 01:10:47 648.64 |
LEE'S LOUNGE in Chicago with OTIS RUSH and band performing 1960 Purvis Spann Spand (?) at microphone Patrons watch band perform
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| 01:11:25 686.64 |
Blues legend JIMMY REED nodded out drunk at bar
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| 01:11:36 697.64 |
drummer CASEY JONES
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| 01:11:42 703.64 |
blues performer MIGHTY JOE YOUNG plays guitar with OTIS RUSH BAND at LEE'S LOUNGE ( 69th Street ) James Green on bass GREEN played with the DOTONES " Ab " LOCK on sax
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| 01:12:07 728.64 |
Two guys dancing: one wiggling his butt, the other grabbing his crotch and gyrating.
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Otis Rush clowns around at LEE'S LOUNGE
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| 01:12:48 769.64 |
OTIS RUSH AND BAND on stage at LEE'S LOUNGE Chicago 1960
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| 01:13:08 789.64 |
Miss LEE owner of LEE'S LOUNGE serves patrons from behind bar shots of afrICAN-american bar patrons having a good time BLACK NIGHT LIFE AFRICAN-AMERICAN LIFESTYLES 1950s
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| 01:14:38 879.64 |
Purvis Spann, black deejay from WOPA broadcasting OTIS RUSH BAND live from LEE'S LOUNGE circa 1960
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| 01:15:01 902.64 |
MIGHTY JOE YOUNG and JAMES GREEN with OTIS RUSH BAND
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| 01:15:40 941.64 |
Circa early 1970s recording session in recording studio WILD CHILD BUTLER records in Milwaukee circa 1970 JOE KELLY on guitar
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| 01:16:33 994.64 |
WILD CHILD BUTLER in White Shirt during recording session good shots of circa late 1960s early 1970s recording session and recording studio recording engineer at controls
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recording session 1970s
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Recording booth with engineer BLUES ROCK recording session
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Afro-American Christmas morning type shots BLACK CHILDREN hold up stuffed animals to camera and pose AFRO-AMERICAN FAMILY HOME MOVIES 60s
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NEW YEARS EVE PARTY at AFRO-AMERICAN NIGHTCLUB circa early 1960s long tables with patrons in hats with noise makers
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SYLVIO from SYLVIO'S NITE CLUB at New Years Party CU
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| 01:26:09 1570.64 |
Howlin' Wolf relaxing at bar at SYLVIO'S
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Henry Gray & Big Rose
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EDDIE SHAW with Lady at SYLVIO's
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JOHN LITTLE JOHN
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HOWLIN' WOLF talks to female at bar
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BUDDY SCOTT
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Black couple dance in nightclub
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girls dance at LEE'S LOUNGE South Side club BLACK NIGHTCLUB CU girl dances to jukebox
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| 01:28:58 1739.64 |
afro-american patrons at the MOONLIGHT LOUNGE in Chicago great MS s of afro-americans relaxing at Chicago Nightclub lounge circa 1960
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Albert King group member CU
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BIG BILL HILL at THE MOONLIGHT in St. Louis
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| 01:31:35 1896.64 |
EDDIE SHAW from Howli' Wolf Band carries guitar cases from stage at THE MOONLIGHT lounge in St. Louis
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| 01:31:45 1906.64 |
Jerome Arnold
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| 01:32:15 1936.64 |
SYLVIO behind the bar at SYLVIO'S in Chicago
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| 01:32:25 1946.64 |
John Littlejohn at table in SYLVIO's
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| 01:32:29 1950.64 |
JEROME ARNOLD
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| 01:32:36 1957.64 |
big fat guy collecting money at the door falls asleep at the CASTLE ROCK CLUB ( at Rooseverlt & Kildare Streets ) OTIS RUSH gig AFRO-AMERICAN's party on NEW YEARS EVE early 1960s CHICAGO SOUTH SIDE
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| 01:32:48 1969.64 |
Black Bartender at CASTLE ROCK club
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| 01:32:59 1980.64 |
Owner of CASTLE ROCK club ( SCOTTY ) waves in MS
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| 01:33:06 1987.64 |
bassist NICK CHARLES carries case of beer
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woman with budwiser beer in hand dances to ( in front of )
Juke Box |
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black couples dance to juke box in bar
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couples dance the TWIST to the juke box
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| 01:35:26 2127.64 |
Nick Charles & Eddie Shaw clown around
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| 01:35:36 2137.64 |
Sam Lay with Nick Charles
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| 01:35:48 2149.64 |
interior of Chicago liquior store black patrons
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| 01:36:28 2189.64 |
BILL HILL broadcasts live from COPACABANA club WOPA Chicago ( owned by LEONARD CHESS )
BLACK DEEJAY |
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MS WOPA MICROPHONE
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BIG BILL HILL in black nightclub at LLOYD PRICE show at COPACABANA ( Al Benson's going away party )patrons in party hats black patrons
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patrons at SYLVIO's
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| 01:39:08 2349.64 |
BUDDY GUY circa 1960 sitting at SYLVIO's LOUNGE laughing Fender amp in foreground
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| 01:39:18 2359.64 |
BLUE FLAME club on 39th Street circa 1961 pan of afro-american patrons having fun at Chicago Nightclub THE BLUE FLAME
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MS little Smokey Smothers sits at table smokes cigarette with members of band
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LC THERMAN owner of THE CHECKERBOARD sits at table with a young PAUL BUTTERFIELD
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black female impersonator clowns around ( GeeGee LaCarlo) 00 BB ODHAMS
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BUTTERFIELD on stage with Fenton Robinson Band
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FENTON ROBINSON BAND on stage at THE BLUE FLAME
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female impersonator Gee Gee LaCarlo
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Black patrons relax at Lounge in Chicago South Side
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SAM JONES sits at bar ( WOLF horn man )
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AFRO-AMERICAN BLOCK PARTY AFRICAN AMERICAN circa 1977 CHICAGO SOUTH SIDE
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kids do break dance on street
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| 01:46:09 2770.64 |
EDDIE TAYLOR SAM LAY and TOM RADAI ( booking agent ) pose
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| 01:46:14 2775.64 |
EDDIE TAYLOR JOHN LEE HOOKER AARON BURDON at CHICAGO BLUES FESTIVAL at NAVY PIER ( first festival )
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| 01:46:21 2782.64 |
FRED BELOW CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE on stage at CHICAGO BLUES FESTIVAL circa 1974
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| 01:47:26 2847.64 |
CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE and JOHN LEE HOOKER pose for camera Eddie Taylor and Sam Lay join in
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back stage at the CHICAGO BLUES FEST first annual
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| 01:49:15 2956.64 |
SAM LAY & MIKE BLOOMFIELD at BUTTERFIELD reunion in California THE GREEK THEATRE
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| 01:49:33 2974.64 |
PAUL BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND reunion Elvin Bishop
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| 01:49:58 2999.64 |
Sam Lay family at home african-american family around dinner table circa mid-1970s
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Park West Hotel, New Years Eve night 1978 CHUCK BERRY BAND on stage
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| 01:51:40 3101.64 |
PAUL BUTTERFIELD BAND reunion at GREEK THEATRE in California ELVIN BISHOP SAM LAY MIKE BLOOMFIELD GEOF MAULDIAR on bass
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| 01:52:08 3129.64 |
Mike Bloomfield plays guitar
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| 01:54:38 3279.64 |
billboard for first Chicago Blues Festival at NAVY PIER JOHN LITTLE JOHN LUTHER ALLISON SAM LAY and JOHN HAMMOND on bill
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| 01:54:55 3296.64 |
CARRIE BELL band play at BLUES FEST crowd enjoys small outdoor Blues concert
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Black family relax around dinner table
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HENNY YOUNGMAN back stage
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Henny Youngman and Chuck Berry on a New Year's Eve gig Chuck Berry on stage circa 1978
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Chuck Berry duck walk
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