This Week in Blues Past has some HUGE landmarks involving a handful of the BIGGEST names in the blues!
Browsing: Big Bill Broonzy
In the 1950’s, Big Bill Broonzy was one of the first Bluesmen to tour all over the U.S. and throughout Europe. He was a leading figure in what they called the Folk Revival.
Acoustic guitarist Tim Williams was half way from Calgary to Memphis in his journey to compete in the International Blues Challenge when the flight attendant in Houston made her first offer.
A horrific helicopter crash into a Glasgow blues bar contrasted a night-long BBC special on the blues, including Big Bill Broonzy The Yardbirds, Bessie Smith and more.
To be cold in hand is an expression from the 1930s that’s been popular in blues, including by Bessie Smith, Bukka White, Big Bill Broonzy and more! Find out what it means!
This is no simple stuff. Excellently arranged and produced, not a party CD, but for something smaller and more intimate, this CD is a hit. So buy yourself a copy and have some fun.
A bar where whiskey is served straight from the barrel is called a barrelhouse. Add a piano and you’ve got yourself a party.
This week’s “Language of the Blues” word is “Bailing Wire”, which many a blusman hand-crafted their first guitar from!
This week’s “Language” article explores one of the most (in)famous blues terms, the BACK DOOR MAN!
This time in our Behind The Keys series, we’ll take a look at the life of Memphis Slim. Slim brought his unique blues piano to the masses and helped to pioneer the popular sound of the blues in it’s 1950’s heyday.