Big Bill Blues

by Big Bill Broonzy

Big Bill Blues cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1955
  • Label: Vogue
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.56/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Stripping away the electric Chicago embellishments of his earlier commercial hits, the veteran bluesman returns to his rural acoustic roots for European audiences. The recording relies on forceful, syncopated guitar picking paired with a resonant, commanding vocal delivery. The session was instrumental in sparking the international folk-blues revival by presenting the genre in its most unadorned and authentic form.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. Big Bill Blues (8:20)
  2. Hey Hey Baby (2:54)
  3. Low Land Blues
  4. House Rent Stomp (2:39)
  5. Make My Getaway (3:49)
  6. John Henry (4:44)
  7. Feelin' Low Down (4:49)
  8. Black, Brown And White (2:44)
  9. Blues In 1890 (5:16)
  10. Willie Mae Blues (3:30)
  11. Guitar Shuffle (3:27)
  12. In The Evening (4:22)
  13. What I Used To Do
  14. Lonesome Road Blues (3:09)

Credits

  • Big Bill Broonzy - primary artist
  • Unknown Artist - Double Bass, Guitar, Trumpet, Drums
  • Black Bob - Piano [Prob.]
  • Joshua Altheimer - Piano, Piano [Prob.]
  • Punch Miller - Trumpet [Prob.]
  • George Barnes - Guitar
  • Bukka White - Written-By
  • Leroy Carr - Written-By
  • Fred Williams - Drums
  • Blind John Davis - Piano [Prob.]
  • Washboard Sam - Washboard
  • Memphis Slim - Piano [Prob.]
  • Ransom Knowling - Double Bass
  • Horace Malcolm - Piano [Prob.]

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