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Big Bill Broonzy & Washboard Sam by Big Bill Broonzy (Cassette, Apr-1991, Chess USA) 
Big Bill Broonzy & Washboard Sam by Big Bill Broonzy (Cassette, Apr-1991, Chess USA)

 
Big Bill Broonzy & Washboard Sam by Big Bill Broonzy (Cassette, Apr-1991, Chess USA)

Release Date: Apr 1991
Format: Cassette
Record Label: Chess (USA)
Genre: Blues, Country Blues
UPC: 076732925140
Product ID: EPID3539612
Description: Two giants of the early Chicago blues scene, Big Bill Broonzy and Washboard Sam claimed to be half-brothers. While this is factually unsubstantiated, there's no doubt that the two men were musical kin. Though they both had considerable s...
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Track Listing
1. Little City Woman
2. Lonesome
3. Jacqueline
4. Romance Without Finance
5. By Myself
6. Shirt Tail
7. Diggin' My Potatoes
8. Bright Eyes
9. Minding My Own Business
10. Never, Never
11. Horse Shoe Over My Door
12. I'm a Lonely Man

Details
Playing Time:34 min.
Distributor:Universal Distribution
Recording Type:Studio
Recording Mode:Mono
SPAR Code:AAD

Album Notes
Two giants of the early Chicago blues scene, Big Bill Broonzy and Washboard Sam claimed to be half-brothers. While this is factually unsubstantiated, there's no doubt that the two men were musical kin. Though they both had considerable success on their own, they performed together extensively in the 1930s and '40s. Sam's star had begun to fade by the time he and Broonzy paired up on their self-titled 1953 Chess Records release, and though it would become a lasting testament to the duo's shared musical spirit, it was Sam's last recording before a long period of retirement (like many of his peers, he enjoyed a comeback in the '60s).
Broonzy and Sam split the lead role down the middle on this album, but their musical union throughout is as infectious as it is undeniable. Sam's washboard provides raw, rhythmic propulsion, sounding like a train that almost (but never quite) runs off the tracks, perfectly underpinning Broonzy's masterly guitar lines. It's hard to believe that Sam could retire after making an album like this, but then again, he would have had a hard time topping it.

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