AADL Talks To: Peter Andrews
In this wide-ranging interview from 2010, Peter Andrews recalls his varied career producing and managing local and regional music talent — from managing the Scot Richard Case (SRC) band and bringing bands like The Who, Jimi Hendrix, and the Yardbirds to Ann Arbor’s Fifth Dimension club, to booking national acts for University of Michigan student groups. He also discusses his role in Ann Arbor’s legendary Blues and Jazz Festivals, producing the John Sinclair Freedom Rally at Crisler Arena in 1971, and bringing John Lennon and Yoko Ono to town.
Friends of the Sixties: John Sinclair and the Blues Scholars
"Friends of the Sixties" and host Michael Erlewine present poet and blues scholar John Sinclair backed up by the Blue Scholars doing the words from an interview of Howlin' Wolf by Michael Erlewine at the first Ann Arbor Blues Festival in 1969. The Blues Scholars include Michael Erlewine on harmonica, Seth Bernard on guitar, Luke Winslow-King on bass, with vocals by May and Anne Erlewine. Originally recorded in 2007 at the Heart Center Studios. (c) Copyright 2013 by Michael Erlewine.
This video originally appeared here.
Juke Joints and Saturday Nights
Interview with Ann Arbor DJ Jim Dulzo
Jim Dulzo is one of Ann Arbor and Detroit’s favorite DJs. Dulzo is also a very skilled writer, and did music reviews for the Ann Arbor Sun, and many other publications.
Ann Arbor Blues Festival: Interview with Howlin' Wolf
Dedication of the Otis Spann Memorial Stage, with Lucille Spann, John Sinclair, and Muddy Waters, September 1972 Photographer: Doug Fulton
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1972
John Sinclair Behind the Bandshell During MC5 Concert, West Park, May 1969 Photographer: Doug Fulton
Year:
1969
Bogle and Cutting/White Panther House, 1510 Hill St, Burns Park Neighborhood, October 20, 2020 Photographer: Steve Jensen
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2020