Good Time Tonight is a compilation album put together by Columbia in 1990. These tracks by Big Bill Broonzy are from late '30s to early '40s from earlier recordings. A lot of it is typical of the south-side Chicago blues sound that he helped create. The producer, Lawrence Cohn, did a really good job of getting these old mono recordings together and the engineering allows the music and talent to come through directly.
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Good Time Tonight is a compilation album put together by Columbia in 1990. These tracks by Big Bill Broonzy are from late '30s to early '40s from earlier recordings. A lot of i… read more
Big Bill Broonzy (June 26, 1893 – August 15, 1958) was a prolific American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. His career began in the 1920s when he played country blues to mostly African-American audiences. Through the 1930s and 1940s he successfully navigated a transition in style to a more urban blues sound popular with working class African-American audiences. In the 1950s a return to his traditional folk-blues roots made him one of the leading figures of the emerging American folk music revival and an international star. His long and varied career marks him as one of the ke… read more
Big Bill Broonzy (June 26, 1893 – August 15, 1958) was a prolific American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. His career began in the 1920s when he played country blues to mostly Afric… read more
Big Bill Broonzy (June 26, 1893 – August 15, 1958) was a prolific American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. His career began in the 1920s when he played country blues to mostly African-American audiences. Through the 1930s and 1… read more