Jo Ann Kelly from Memphis 1969 Country Blues Festival

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Excerpt from the documentary film "Memphis '69: The 1969 Memphis Country Blues Festival" on Fat Possum Records -

[Pickers Ditch]

Thanks Harriet - that brought back some good memories.

[Michael Messer]

Jo Anne was one of the greatest blues artists to have ever set foot on this planet.

I remember when I met Bonnie Raitt around 30 years ago, as soon as she heard my accent and that I played this music she immediately asked if I knew Jo Anne Kelly. Bonnie has such high praise for Jo Anne's music and credited her as an influence on her own style.

Shine On
Michael