"Hey Hey" / Big Bill Broonzy

Legendary Guitar Player Big Bill Broonzy

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Music

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• Big
• Bill
• Broonzy
• country
• blues
• guitar

[Maharo613]

Thanks

[huzone600]

This video was recorded with Bill sitting on the front steps of the farmhouse at Circle Pines Center, Delton, Michigan. I wish I knew what year! I spent the summer of '54 with Bill at Circle Pines. He was hired as a second cook and my mom was his boss. He interpreted his job to be resident blues singer, and I often had to fill in for him in the kitchen:)

[VanguardiaDigital]

He's a great player guitar of the history... great song... that's music...!!!

[sirjuandabicho]

Gracias por compartirlo.

[NaYarB04]

damn i thought i was getting good :C

[huzone600]

The information above is correct, this was recorded at Circle Pines Center in Michigan. An old friend who was also present reminded me that I was there at this taping. Pete Seeger was actually the camera man. This has been published on a DVD also:

/blues/a-musical-journey-the-f­ilms-of-pete-toshi-and-dan-see­ger-1957-1964

[RcUniverseGuy]

@huzone600 this is bills front porch if im not mistaken. video's shot by Allan Lomax in 1952. from what ive heard anyway but i could be totally wrong

[BitchBeTrollinHard]

@seip618 if you cant figure out even the tuning how are you going to learn how to play

[homegrownpa]

I have to give thanks to the late, Great, Bert Jansch for me hearing this. Neil young introduced me to Bert, who in turn introduced me to BBB. People often say of the 60's, as the great decade of music and I agree. My opinion of it, is the fusion of all this great stuff coming together,colliding if you like. Folk, Jazz, Blues, Rock 'n' Roll, Skiffle, [ have l missed any out? ] C&W, I guess...and people taking and blending the rudiments of these genre's, to a pinnacle that was the 60's? IMHA

[comradelopez]

By the looks of it, he's playing in standard tuning in the key of E. You'll notice that the IV and V bars are played out of standard A7 and B7 chords. The I (E) sections use variations on a D7 chord shape played from the 4th fret. He mainly seems to avoid plucking the high E string, giving it a slightly more ambivalent sound.

Now having said that (and I'm fairly confident it's right) there's no bloody way I could play it! Man he was good... I think he was born with a thumb made of stone.

[nicolaskids]

These gentlemen enjoyed life because they lived to their fullest no matter what!! I tell you folks, I can certainly respect that! And along then came the talent! And they knew it. :O)