BIG BILL BROONZY: [2001] Play Your Hand [Arpeggio Blues]

In terms of his musical skill, the sheer size of his repertoire, the length and variety of his career and his influence on contemporaries and musicians who would follow, Big Bill Broonzy is among a select few of the most important figures in recorded blues history. Among his hundreds of titles are standards like "All by Myself" and "Key to the Highway." In this country he was instrumental in the growth of the Chicago Blues sound, and his travels abroad rank him as one of the leading blues ambassadors.
Literally born on the banks of the Mississippi, he was one of a family of 17 who learned to fiddle on a homemade instrument. Taught by his uncle, he was performing by age ten at social functions and in church. After brief stints on the pulpit and in the Army, he moved to Chicago where he switched his attention from violin to guitar, playing with elders like Papa Charlie Jackson. Broonzy began his recording career with Paramount in 1927. In the early '30s he waxed some brilliant blues and hokum and worked Chicago and the road with great players like pianist Black Bob, guitarist Will Weldon and Memphis Minnie.
During the Depression years Big Bill Broonzy continued full steam ahead, doing some acrobatic label-hopping (Paramount to Bluebird to Columbia to Okeh!). In addition to solo efforts, he contributed his muscular guitar licks to recordings by Bumble Bee Slim, John Lee (Sonny Boy) Williamson and others who were forging a powerful new Chicago sound.
-- by Steve James, Allmusic Guide >>> more...

Tracklisting
1.Please Believe Me
2.Why Did You Do That to Me
3.You Got to Play Your Hand
4.Just a Dream
5.Doing The Best I Can
6.Partnership Woman
7.Humble Blues
8.Oh Baby
9.Cell No 13 Blues
10.When I Get to Thinkin'
11.Roll 'Dem Bones
12.You Got the Best Go
13.I Can Fix It
14.Old Man Blues
15.I Can Write
16.What Can I Do
17.San Antonio Blues
18.Saturday Evening Blues
19.Big Bill's Boogie
20.Just Rockin'
21.Shoo Blues
22.Stop Lying Woman
23.Rambling Bill
24.Summer Time Blues
25.Bad Luck Man

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