LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

Chicago blues pioneer Big Bill Broonzy spent much of the 1950s (up until his death in 1958) touring and recording in Europe, where he was revered as a living legend of the blues able to make a decent living from his music, after decades of financial hardship. Recorded live at Copenhagen's "Club Montmartre" on 4 May 1956, this rare LP is one of the few remaining live recordings of Broonzy from this period. While the track selection of standard blues numbers is typical of his European performances, Broonzy was always a crowd pleaser and tried to play the songs each individual audience wanted to hear, never letting his ego get in the way and, thereby, winning the hearts of fans everywhere! Liner notes by one of the founding fathers of British Blues, Alexis Korner.

Track Listing:

SIDE A:

• I'm Goin' Down The Road
• This Train
• Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home
• A Shanty In Old Shanty Town
• Hey, Bub Blues
  

SIDE B:

• The Crawdad Song
• The Blue Tail Fly
• Black, Brown And White
• Guitar Blues
• Goodnight, Irene