Volume 3: The War and Postwar Years 1940-1951

~ Release by Big Bill Broonzy (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD: Disc A (1940-41)
2CD: Disc B (1941-45)
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I'm Having So Much Trouble
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-07-17)
piano:
Memphis Slim (on 1941-07-17)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1941-07-17)
vocals:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-07-17)
Big Bill Broonzy2:50
2Wee Wee Hours
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-07-17)
piano and spoken vocals:
Memphis Slim (on 1941-07-17)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1941-07-17)
vocals:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-07-17)
Big Bill Broonzy2:59
3Conversation With The Blues
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-07-17)
piano:
Memphis Slim (on 1941-07-17)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1941-07-17)
vocals:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-07-17)
Big Bill Broonzy2:36
4All By Myself
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-07-17)
double bass:
Ransom Knowling (on 1941-07-17)
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-07-17)
piano:
Memphis Slim (on 1941-07-17)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1941-07-17)
vocals:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-07-17)
Big Bill Broonzy2:29
5Keep Your Hand On Your Heart
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-12-02)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1941-12-02)
vocals:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-12-02)
Big Bill Broonzy2:56
6Why Should I Spend My Money
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-12-02)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1941-12-02)
vocals:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-12-02)
Big Bill Broonzy2:52
7What's Wrong With Me
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-12-02)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1941-12-02)
vocals:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-12-02)
Big Bill Broonzy2:37
8I Feel So Good
Big Bill Broonzy2:47
9In The Army Now
Big Bill Broonzy2:44
10Bad Acting Woman
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-12-02)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1941-12-02)
vocals:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-12-02)
Big Bill Broonzy2:48
11Night Watchman Blues
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-12-02)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1941-12-02)
vocals:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-12-02)
Big Bill Broonzy2:51
12She's Gone With The Wind
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-12-02)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1941-12-02)
vocals:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-12-02)
Big Bill Broonzy2:43
13I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town
alto saxophone:
Buster Bennett
drums (drum set):
Lawrence "Judge" Riley (early blues drummer)
guitar and vocal:
Big Bill Broonzy
piano:
Memphis Slim
trumpet:
Punch Miller
cover recording of:
I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town
writer:
Roy Jordan and William Weldon (blues slide guitar player)
publisher:
MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996)
Big Bill and His Chicago Five2:54
14Tell Me Baby
alto saxophone:
Buster Bennett (on 1942-03-06)
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1942-03-06)
membranophone:
Lawrence "Judge" Riley (early blues drummer) (on 1942-03-06)
piano:
Memphis Slim (on 1942-03-06)
trumpet:
Punch Miller (on 1942-03-06)
vocals:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1942-03-06)
Big Bill and His Chicago Five2:59
15Hard Hearted Woman
alto saxophone:
Buster Bennett (on 1942-03-06)
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1942-03-06)
membranophone:
Lawrence "Judge" Riley (early blues drummer) (on 1942-03-06)
piano:
Memphis Slim (on 1942-03-06)
trumpet:
Punch Miller (on 1942-03-06)
vocals:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1942-03-06)
Big Bill and His Chicago Five3:04
16I'm Woke Up Now
alto saxophone:
Buster Bennett (on 1942-03-06)
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1942-03-06)
membranophone:
Lawrence "Judge" Riley (early blues drummer) (on 1942-03-06)
piano:
Memphis Slim (on 1942-03-06)
trumpet:
Punch Miller (on 1942-03-06)
vocals:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1942-03-06)
Big Bill and His Chicago Five3:01
17Please Believe MeDon Byas Quartet2:47
18Why Did You Do That To MeDon Byas Quartet3:03
19You Got To Play Your Hand
double bass:
John Levy (US jazz double-bassist) (in 1945-03)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (in 1945-03)
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (in 1945-03)
piano:
Kenny Watts (in 1945-03)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (in 1945-03)
vocals:
Big Bill Broonzy (in 1945-03)
Don Byas Quartet3:13
20Just A Dream
double bass:
John Levy (US jazz double-bassist) (in 1945-03)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (in 1945-03)
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (in 1945-03)
piano:
Kenny Watts (in 1945-03)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (in 1945-03)
vocals:
Big Bill Broonzy (in 1945-03)
Don Byas Quartet3:03
21Doing The Best I Can
alto saxophone:
Buster Bennett (on 1945-02-19)
drums (drum set):
Tyrell Dixon (on 1945-02-19)
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1945-02-19)
piano:
Big Maceo (on 1945-02-19)
vocals:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1945-02-19)
Big Bill Broonzy2:54
22Partnership Woman
alto saxophone:
Buster Bennett (on 1945-02-19)
drums (drum set):
Tyrell Dixon (on 1945-02-19)
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1945-02-19)
piano:
Big Maceo (on 1945-02-19)
vocals:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1945-02-19)
Big Bill Broonzy2:38
23Where The Blues Began
Big Bill Broonzy2:57
24Humble Blues
alto saxophone:
Buster Bennett (on 1945-02-19)
drums (drum set):
Tyrell Dixon (on 1945-02-19)
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1945-02-19)
piano:
Big Maceo (on 1945-02-19)
vocals:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1945-02-19)
Big Bill Broonzy2:54
25Oh Baby
alto saxophone:
Buster Bennett (on 1945-02-19)
drums (drum set):
Tyrell Dixon (on 1945-02-19)
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1945-02-19)
piano:
Big Maceo (on 1945-02-19)
vocals:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1945-02-19)
Big Bill Broonzy2:47
3CD: Disc C (1945-49)
4CD: Disc D (1949-51)