Big Bill Broonzy - Folk Blues flac album

Big Bill Broonzy (June 26, 1893 – August 15, 1958) was a prolific American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. His career began in the 1920s when he played country blues to mostly African-American audiences. Through the 1930s and 1940s he successfully navigated a transition in style to a more urban blues sound popular with working class African-American audiences.

Cut in 1962, these tracks catch Broonzy in fine form near the end of his distinguished career. His powerful voice and guitar are showcased in a set which includes traditional blues, gospel, and folk songs all performed with undeniable authority. dazzles with rough-edged intricacy.

Sings Folk Songs ‎(LP, Album). Previously issued as 'Big Bill Broonzy Sings Folk Songs' in 1962. g bill broonzy/big bill broonzy sings folk songs. Reply Notify me Helpful.

Big Bill Broonzy Sings Folk Songs by Big Bill Broonzy, released 01 October 1989 1. Backwater Blues 2. This Train 3. I Don't Want No Woman (To Try to Be My Boss) 4. Martha 5. Tell Me Who 6. Bill Bailey 7. Alberta 8. Goin' Down This Road 9. Tell Me What Kind of Man Jesus Is 10. John Henry 11. Glory of Love Cut in 1956, these tracks catch Broonzy in fine form near the end of his distinguished career. Broonzy moves with amazing ease.

Often ranked with such blues greats as Robert Johnson, Son House, and Elmore James, Big Bill Broonzy was for many years the last surviving practitioner of the "Delta" style of blues. This record, cut for Smithsonian Folkways in 1956, captures Broonzy late in his career but still during the peak of his power. Proving to be equally at home in both country-folk and straight blues idioms, Broonzy offers sparkling renditions of both "Alberta" and "John Henry," where Broonzy sings an interesting set of uncommon lyrics, bending the melody with an inspired blues shift. While this is not considered "the" Broonzy album to own, it is, nonetheless, a very good one, and has the obvious advantage of being kept continuously in print by Smithsonian Folkways. 1 Backwater Blues (I Got up One Mornin' Blues) Big Bill Broonzy 2:48.