Seattle Folklore Society's video tapes from the 1960s

"In the late 1960's, the Seattle Folklore Society and KCTS public television video taped various acts that came through town."

Check out Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Jesse Fuller, Bukka White, Big Joe Williams, Doc Watson, Elizabeth Cotton, Fred McDowell, Fred McFalls and Bren Byson, Furry Lewis, John Lee Hooker, Lightnin' Hopkins, Mance Lipscomb, Mike Russo, Mike Seeger, Roscoe Holcomb, Roy Caudill, Son House and embedded here Rev. Gary Davis and Buell Casey.



Part 2 of the Rev. Gary Davis video can be found here.



Part 2 of the Buell Casey video can be found here.

If you enjoy watching footage of legends of blues and folk blues as much as I do you should head on over to FolkSeattle's Channel immediately.

Reverend Gary Davis - Feel Like Goin' Home

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Death Don't Have No Mercy

Rev. Gary Davis - Death Don't Have No Mercy;

Reverend Gary Davis - Death Don't Have No Mercy
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Probably very true. Nice footage too.

"Oh Glory, How Happy I Am"

"Blind Reverend Gary Davis performing "Oh Glory, How Happy I Am" on Rainbow Quest with Pete Seeger (No. 23)"

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