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Trouble In Mind

Big Bill Broonzy

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Album Review

This is something of a best-of for Broonzy's Folkways recordings, done in 1956-57 near the end of his life, all featuring just his voice and his acoustic guitar (although Pete Seeger adds banjo to a live version of "This Train (Bound for Glory)"). Although Broonzy, who died in 1958 of throat cancer, was likely not in peak physical shape by this time, you wouldn't suspect that from the quality of the performances. His vocals are still rich and moving on a relaxed selection of originals and standards, including such well-known favorites as "Trouble in Mind," "Key to the Highway," "Digging My Potatoes," "It Hurts Me Too," and "C.C. Rider." Especially good is his version of "Louise," where the intensity rises to a level higher than most of the other tracks approach. Occasionally Broonzy gets into racial and social comment, as on "When Will I Get to Be Called a Man" and the more controversial "Black, Brown and White Blues."

Customer Reviews

Roots music to make America proud

The simple fact that he was dead a year later lends deep emotion to his reedy voice as it strains over his chopping right hand. Powerful lyrics taunt us to solve the centuries old racial injustice. This is the blues at its most fundamental and righteous.

An Overlooked Gem of American Music

"Trouble in Mind" is one of the truly great albums of blues. It is a grand example of "folk" blues as presented by one of the greatest artists of the style. Big Bill Broonzy's music should be heard by everyone who likes true blues music that was borne out of the American south from old spirituals and traditional folk music. This is the blues far removed from the urban influence and polished electric guitar sounds that would follow.

WOW!

This album reflects the struggles of the African-Americans during the times of racism in the south...his baritone for a voice is so depictive that it actually entices you to listen to the rest of the record.

Great job!

Biography

Born: June 26, 1893 in Scott, MS

Genre: Blues

Years Active: '20s, '30s, '40s, '50s

Big Bill Broonzy was born William Lee Conley Broonzy in the tiny town of Scott, Mississippi, just across the river from Arkansas. During his childhood, Broonzy's family — itinerant sharecroppers and the descendants of ex-slaves — moved to Pine Bluff to work the fields there. Broonzy learned to play a cigar box fiddle from his uncle, and as a teenager, he played violin in local churches, at community dances, and in a country string band. During World War I, Broonzy enlisted in the U.S....
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