Big Bill Broonzy
Biography of William Lee Conley Broonzy
Broonzy's life as a child was hard because he received only minimal schooling. He had to quite school to help his sharecropping family around the house. Before he moved to Arkansas, Broonzy had learned how to play the fiddle from his uncle Jerry Belcher. At the age of fourteen, he start working for tips at country dances, picnics, and played for the church (Broonzy). During the years 1912-1917, he worked part time as a preacher and violinist. Also, Broonzy served in the US Army during World War I. After his discharge, he returned back to Arkansas. This is when he decided that farming was not what he wanted to do for the rest of his life. He wanted to make his living as a guitar player and singer. In 1924, Broonzy moved to Chicago to start his music career partly because of all the racism that was happening in the South. Under the guidance of Papa Charlie Jackson, Broonzy learned how to play the guitar. In the 1930’s Broonzy became known as one of the major artist on the Chicago Blues scene. During this time he performed with other top blues artist in Chicago-- like Memphis Minnie, Tampa Red, Jazz Gillum, Lonnie Johnson, and John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson. Also, while trying to make it in the music business, he worked as a janitor and maintenance man (Big Bill Broonzy).
credit website: http://shs.starkville.k12.ms.us/mswm/MSWritersAndMusicians/musicians/BroonzyBill/BillBroonzy.html
one of his Lyrics I pick.. is
When Things Go Wrong (It Hurts Me Too) (Version 1) :: Big Bill Broonzy
Big Bill Broonzy 1957
from Big Bill Broonzy Sings Country Blues (Folkways LP FS2326),
I love you, baby,
I ain't gonna lie
Without you, woman,
I just can't be satisfied
'Cause when things go wrong, so wrong with you,
it hurts me too
So, run here, baby,
put your little hands in mine
I've got something to tell you, baby,
I know, that will change your mind
When things go wrong, so wrong with you,
it hurts me too
I want you, baby,
just to understand
I don't want to be your boss, baby,
I just want to be your man
When things go wrong, so wrong. with you,
it hurts me too
Now, when you go home,
you don't get along
Come back to me, baby,
where I live, that's your home
When things go wrong, so wrong with you,
it hurts me too
I love you, baby,
you know it's true
I wouldn't mistreat you, baby,
not for nothing in this world like you
When things go wrong, so wrong with you,
it hurts me too
So, yes, you know, when things go wrong,
it hurts me too
credit website: http://www.wowlyrics.com/read.php?wow=1729607
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In my opinion...while i'm writing this Blog about Big Bill Broonzy's song..i'm listening to the music of him calls "Kansas City" from the CD-rom that Arjarn gave me.
I think the music that they play quite good actually but one thing is he keep singing the same lyrics repeat many times. I don't know if it the way of blues music like. The lyrics are seem simple to me but I think he write the songs from his experience and his life.
posted by ToRi *_^ @ 5:51 AM
1 Comments:
Jitsupa
Repetition of words, phrases, and verses is an important part of The Blues. Quite often it is a 3-1 thing. 3 verses and then last verse that rhymes with the other two verse. But Blues goes beyond just the words. More important is the instrumentation and the "licks." Listen to your Blues again, and figure out what instrument the Blues Man is playing. Of course, Blues can be sung by women as well, but in the old days, it was sung by the men.
Listen for "licks" from the guitar player, bass player, Sax player and even the "harpman."
Eric Clapton is a "white man" who plays The Blues, and is a genius at it. For years, Bluesmen looked down on "white men" playing The Blues. Not anymore.
Ask Bro C, to watch either of "The Blues Brothers." You will love it. It has so many Black Blues Brothers and Sisters, that you get lock-jaw from watching them doing their things.
Blind Ray Charles, shoots at a kid across the room who is supposed to be stealing something
Aretha Jackson gets on the eating bar to sing. The sax man is on the bar, with his head cut off by the camera.
Blues Brothers are truly musicals. You even get to see John Popper, of the Blues Traveler, on the Movie. Popper is a man who "owns" the triplet on his harp. Look at his harp holder, which looks more like a military bullet holder.
The car that the Blues men pickup, is an old police car, I think. So it is supercharged.
There are two versions of the BLues Brothers. I will watch one of them again, and then give some awesome facts about that movie, Blues, and the city of Chicago, which used to be The Blues Capitol of the world, with Chess Records.
Good Observations.
Pappa Dale - Caddo County Harpman
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