Champion Jack Dupree — Rockpalast Cologne, 1980

Full live concert by Champion Jack Dupree recorded for the German show Rockpalast in Cologne in 1980, drawn from the official archives and released by MIG Music. A pianist and singer born in New Orleans, Champion Jack Dupree is one of the great figures of 20th-century blues and boogie-woogie, a former boxer turned storyteller and bluesman expatriate in Europe. This capture documents his entire performance on the legendary Rockpalast stage, a European benchmark for televised concerts: rolling piano playing, humour, an inimitable vocal phrasing and rapport with his band are all caught in remarkable quality for the era. Across the songs, blues standards and personal compositions unfold, carried by the swagger of an artist then settled in Germany. A precious heritage document, this full concert immortalises a master of blues piano at the height of his art. Filed under blues, it will delight fans of boogie-woogie, New Orleans and historic live archives. Watch it in full for this rare 1980s testimony.