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"Key to the Highway" is a blues standard that has been performed and recorded by several blues and other artists. Blues pianist Charlie Segar first recorded the song in 1940. Jazz Gillum and Big Bill Broonzy followed with recordings in 1940 and 1941, using an arrangement that has become the standard.
Big Bill Broonzy (born Lee Conley Bradley; June 26, 1893 [1] [2] or 1903 [3] [4] – August 14, 1958) was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His career began in the 1920s, when he played country music to mostly African-American audiences.
In 1940, he was the first to record the blues classic "Key to the Highway" (featuring Broonzy on guitar), [4] utilizing the now-standard melody and eight-bar blues arrangement. (The song had first been recorded a few months earlier by Charlie Segar, with a different melody and a 12-bar blues arrangement.)
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"Key to the Highway" Big Bill Broonzy: 3:01: 13. "Me and My Chauffeur Blues" Memphis Minnie: 2:46: 14. "Worried Life Blues" Big Maceo Merriweather: 2:56: 15. "Cross Cut Saw Blues" Tommy McClennan: 2:46: 16. "Evil Gal Blues" Lionel Hampton Sextet with Dinah Washington: 2:54: 17. "Strange Things Happening Everyday" Sister Rosetta Tharpe: 2:52: 18 ...
Trouble in Mind is an album by American blues musician Big Bill Broonzy. It was released on February 22, 2000 by Smithsonian Folkways. The album consists of traditional folk, blues, and spiritual songs featuring Broonzy accompanying himself on acoustic guitar and a guest appearance by Pete Seeger. Suffering from cancer, Broonzy realized his ...
Common Ground: Dave & Phil Alvin Play and Sing the Songs of Big Bill Broonzy is a studio album by rock musicians Dave and Phil Alvin, released in 2014. [6] [7] The album is a tribute to the songs of Big Bill Broonzy; the brothers credit him with writing the first rockabilly song. [8] The album peaked at No. 144 on the Billboard 200. [9]
"Key to the Highway" (Big Bill Broonzy–Charlie Segar) – 2:22 "Bessie Smith" (Rick Danko–Robertson) – 4:17; All tracks produced by John Simon, except 15, for which production credits are unknown.