Big Bill Broonzy - Big Bill Blues - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

As a blues composer, Big Bill Broonzy was unique in that his compositions reflected the many vantage points of his rural-to-urban experiences. That versatility is on full display here with Do Right Blues; Stand Your Test in Judgment; Coal Black Curly Hair; Lonesome Road Blues; Down By the Riverside ; the title track, and more.

I've never had the blues, says Brownie McGhee in an interview with famed oral historian, Studs Terkel, Inchthe blues has always had me.Inch the trio of legendary bluesmen played, talked, and traded stories with Terkel until the early hours of the morning in the studio of Chicago's WFMT radio station, creating a historic and memorable experience. Big Bill Broonzy had the idea of putting this session together in order Inchto reveal the uniqueness of each man's blues as a reflection of the uniqueness of each man's life,Inch as noted in the extensive liner notes to what would be Broonzy's last recording for Folkways Records.

18 classic blues and spirituals, recorded in concert and in impromptu backstage 'session'