25 years on, the Byron Bay Bluesfest is a major festival destination- not just in Australia, but for the world. Part of it from the beginning and now the Director, Peter Noble talks about how this Australian celebration of the blues grew to embrace some of the world's greatest music and musicians, including game-changers like Ben Harper, Buddy Guy and James Brown.
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Music tracks in this segment:
CD TK Title: Write me a Few Lines
Comp. Fred McDowell
Perf. The Backsliders [Dom Turner, Jim Conway, Peter Burgess]
CD: Sittin’ on a Million
Label: Sandstock 038CD
Dur: 3.22
CD TK Title: Don’t take that attitude to your Grave
Comp. Ben Harper
Perf. Ben Harper
CD: Gold to Me
Label: Virgin 7243 8934672
Dur: 6.10
CD TK Title: It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World
Comp. James Brown/ Betty Newsome
Perf. James Brown
CD: The Very Best of James Brown
Label: Polydor 8458282
Dur: 2.38
CD TK Title: Shimmy
Comp. North Mississippi Allstars
Perf. North Mississippi Allstars
CD: World Boogie is coming
Label: Songs of the South 014
Dur: 3.00
CD TK Title: Wake Me Up
Comp. E. Costello, A. Thompson, S. Mandel
Perf. Elvis Costello and The Roots
CD: Wise Up Ghost
Label: Blue Note 1874802
Dur: 5.52