It’s the Summer of 1969. The temperature hovers around 105 degrees on a humid weekend in Memphis, Tennessee. It’s only been a year since the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. But on this particular weekend, everyone in town, all races, creeds and colors have come out for the Fourth Annual Memphis Country Blues Festival. The lineup is the most ambitious in years, welcoming blues masters like Bukka White, Sleepy John Estes, Furry Lewis and the 106 year-old Nathan Beauregard, coupled with more notable headliners like Rufus Thomas & The Bar-Kays, John Fahey and rocker Johnny Winter. One attendee that year was Gene Rosenthal, who brought along a couple of cameras, a small crew and left with 40,000 feet of color film that was left untouched for nearly 50 years….until now. ‘Memphis 69’ is a time capsule. If you’re a blues enthusiast, watching this film feels like you’ve opened up a treasure chest and discovered that you’ve hit the motherload.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| FFurry LewisNot listed | Not listed |
 Fred McDowellNot listed | Not listed |
| JJohn FaheyNot listed | Not listed |
| RRufus ThomasNot listed | Not listed |
| BBukka WhiteNot listed | Not listed |
| YYank RachellNot listed | Not listed |
| SSleepy John EstesNot listed | Not listed |
| JJo Ann KellyNot listed | Not listed |
| BBackwards Sam FirkNot listed | Not listed |
| PPiano RedNot listed | Not listed |
| JJohn D. LoudermilkNot listed | Not listed |
| NNathan BeauregardNot listed | Not listed |
| PPhillip Dale DurhamNot listed | Not listed |
| RRobert Palmer JrNot listed | Not listed |
| BBill BarthNot listed | Not listed |
| JJim DickinsonNot listed | Not listed |
| LLum GuffinNot listed | Not listed |
| SSon ThomasNot listed | Not listed |
| RRev. Robert WilkinsNot listed | Not listed |
| SSid SelvidgeNot listed | Not listed |
| LLee BakerNot listed | Not listed |
 Johnny WinterNot listed | Not listed |