Even though the 6 foot 6 inch tall Big Bill Broonzy recorded hundreds of songs from the late ’20 up through the ’50s, most of us have never heard of the prolific blues musician. On this solo performance, Broonzy brings his proficient acoustic guitar and inimitable pipes to 14 tracks of traditionals and originals.<\/p>\n
Broonzy opens up the set with the firm gospel sounds of \u201cThis Train,\u201d but it isn’t long before his sturdy blues flavor comes through in the original \u201cWillie Me.\u201d Meanwhile, his powerful pipes are on full display in the stunning setting of \u201cIn The Evening,\u201d where Broonzy’s picking is unparalleled. <\/p>\n
Other standout tracks from the first side include the pop sensibilities of \u201cGlory Of Love,\u201d though the spiritual angle of \u201cWhat Kind Of Man Jesus Is\u201d might be the best from side A.<\/p>\n
Side B gets off to a lively start with the ragtime influences of \u201cKeep Your Hands Off It,\u201d and this energy continues to the sublime singing and guitar acrobatics of the jazzy \u201cNobody’s Business.\u201d<\/p>\n
Deeper into the listen, humor is present on the religious fun of \u201cThe Feasting Table,\u201d and Broonzy then delivers a fascinating and sing-along quality to \u201cSweet Low Sweet Chariot\u201d in a version that you’ve never quite imagined. \u201cGoodnight Irene\u201d exits the listen with a timeless folk tune executed with a raw reading. <\/p>\n
A legend who inspired household names like Rod Stewart, Eric Clapton, and Keith Richards, Broonzy passed away shortly after this show due to lung cancer. A visionary who played Chicago blues, Delta blues, and who also dabbled in country and folk sounds, this late period recording truly captures Broonzy’s artistic and genuine spirit.<\/p>\n
As always, Org puts together the complete package with vivid cover art and liner notes to accompany the mastering pulled from the original analog tape. But don’t worry, there’s still plenty of grit to be found on these gems. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":34177,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[10576],"rating":[5617],"class_list":["post-46008","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-big-bill-broonzy","rating-rating-b-plus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/46008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/89"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46008"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/46008\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=46008"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=46008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}