Big Broonzy Bill - Blues with Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry Release:Blues with Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry Folkways Records Ruth Rosique and Atonio Abete

Ruth Rosique and Atonio Abete in the leading roles

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They were uninterested in traditional notions of songwriting or live performance

These are as close as one can get to authentic performances of these great works

Big Broonzy Bill - Blues with Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry Release:Blues with Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry Folkways Records Ruth Rosique and Atonio AbeteI've never had the blues, says Brownie McGhee in an interview with famed oral historian, Studs Terkel, "the blues has always had me." the trio of legendary bluesmen played, talked, and traded stories with Terkel until the early hours of the morning in the studio of Chicago's WFMT radio station, creating a historic and memorable experience. Big Bill Broonzy had the idea of putting this session together in order "to reveal the uniqueness of each man's