Key to the Blues [Digipak]

Performer: Big Bill Broonzy
Artist: Big Bill Broonzy & His Fat Four; Sonny Terry; Brownie McGhee
Producer: Denis Preston; Alfie Falckenbach
Distributor: Fontana Distribution

Notes: Personnel: Big Bill Broonzy (vocals, guitar); Blind John Davis (vocals, guitar, piano); Brownie McGhee (guitar); Sonny Terry (harmonica); Odell Rand (clarinet); Antonio Casey, Bruce Turner, Buster Bennett (alto saxophone); Kenny Graham, Bill Casimir (tenor saxophone); Leslie Hutchinson "Jiver" and His Coloured Orchestra, Punch Miller, John H. Morton (trumpet); Dill Jones, Carl Sharp, Horace Malcolm, Charles Belcher, Black Bob Hudson, Jimmie Gordon, Joshua Altheimer, Memphis Slim, Bob Call (piano); Fred Williams, Tyrell Dixon, Alfred Wallace, Phil Seaman, Judge Riley (drums); Washboard Sam (washboard). Audio Remasterer: Alfie Falckenbach. Liner Note Author: Alfie Falckenbach. Recording information: 03/29/1932-10/27/1955. Authors: Muddy Waters; Big Bill Broonzy; Bill Wyman.

Blues guitarist Big Bill Broonzy was born in Mississippi but is considered the granddaddy of the Chicago sound. One of the first rural blues musicians to merge southern country flavor with the grit of the urban north, Broonzy was an influence on generations of blues guitarists from Muddy Waters and Buddy Guy to their many subsequent disciples. Broonzy's impact also extended into the folk realm as he collaborated with, among others, Pete Seeger and Josh White and is cited as a major influence by legendary British folk guitarist Bert Jansch. While perhaps not as well-known today as during his 1930s heyday, Broonzy's impact on blues and folk music is inestimable.

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