Take A Walk Through Wolfgang's Vault!

Wolfgang's Vault is a well-kept secret among music lovers that enjoy the live concert experience in the comfort of their own home. Launched in 2003 when the proprietors acquired the archives of Bill Graham Presents, the website's Concert Vault features hundreds of vintage performances from the legendary promoter's private stash, most of them soundboard recordings from shows at the Fillmore East and Winterland venues, dated from the mid-1960s through the late-80s. In 2006, Wolfgang added the King Biscuit Flower Hour archives to his Vault, and more recently the website has added contemporary performances from recent years.

Take a walk through Wolfgang's Vault and you'll find a treasure of live vintage blues and blues-rock performances in amidst the classic rock hordes, streamed through the Internet to your computer and your eager speakers. For instance, blues legend B.B. King is represented by several live performances ranging in date from 1967 to 1978, while blistering blues guitarist Albert King has one lone concert here, a 1971 show from the Fillmore East. Blues music giant Muddy Waters has four classic performances from 1966, and another from 1978.

For blues-rock fans, there are several different Allman Brothers Band performances, the earliest of which feature guitarist Duane Allman; there are a pair of shows by boogie-kings Canned Heat; there are a couple of performances of interest by Ten Years After; and British blues guitar god Eric Clapton is featured in shows both solo and with the groundbreaking band Cream.

Even a casual stroll through this amazing collection of rare recordings will unearth something for just about every blues fan's tastes: Elvin Bishop, James Cotton, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, John Mayall & Bluesbreakers, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Winter, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Robert Cray, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, and many others are available for listening on the site.

Wolfgang's Vault also sells vintage concert posters and other 1960s memorabilia, but you should go directly to the site's concert vault to hear these precious blues music moments.

Eric Clapton photo by Joseph Sia, courtesy Polydor Records