The Blues & Gospel Train

Muddy Waters and Sister Rosetta Tharp. Remarkable Granda TV footage from 1963 extracted from a tedious and badly edited BBC4 documentary - why couldn't they just show the whole damn concert! The 'venue' is Chorlton railway station, I have been reliably informed.

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• blues
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[blumphy]

This was at Chorlton train station in Manchester my mum was there.

[mooseontheloose]

Thanks for the info. Cool. I'll update the video details accordingly.

[wjoconnor]

@chuyoloco. I'm white and Gaelic. I don't like bigots. I don't particularly care about one's race, colour, creed, sleeping partners, etc. Folks like you are pitiful.

[johnscottcree]

This is available on DVD "The American Folk-Blues Festival: the British tours 1963-1966"; Reelin' in the years productions. You can see the goat and the other end of the platform in a Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee video elsewhere on Youtube

[marcdarn]

If the full video of the Granada show still exists, it MUST be released on DVD etc. immediately...

[cowboytony47]

yes beautyful Gospel Blues my friend,I have really enjoyed my visit here,keep them Blues rolling and have a really super nice day,Love Blues :)

[mannsj]

Looks like the location for this was Wilbraham Road station which is (was) the next station out of Chorlton. If you go to the Disused Stations website and lookup the Wilbraham Road page you will find a promotional poster giving the full details of the event and its location etc

[ernieevesham]

One or two location slip-ups, the station is right in the middle of Chorlton, was named as Chorlton Cum Hardy. It was on the main line that ran from Central station Manchester to London Paddington, The line was run by the Cheshire Lines company, laterally by British Rail. The station was closed in the late sixties as part of Dr Beaching's review of railways. Sad to say I've live in Chorlton long enough to see it open!

[MrTobytwirl]

determination rag

[TheAlphagabriel]

Also, the BBC are way out with the date: it was filmed on 7 May 1964. A quick google for "wilbraham road station granada tv" will show you an original ticket, signed by the performers, from the recording.

[frg8888]

Wow!

[jonesgerard]

@mooseontheloose The station used to be called Alexandra Park ,later renamed Wilbraham RD. It was also used to film a chewing gum ad , doublemint gum.

I remember they painted everything white.