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Marking The Trail: One Melody’s Journey Through American Music – Part Four

Posted on August 5, 2023 by sixstrstories

Back on the trail! Walter Vinson/Vincson/Jacobs’ melody to “Sitting On Top Of The World”/”Things ‘Bout Coming My Way,” soon became a popular one to borrow. I know of four now-legendary Bluesmen from the 1930’s  who each put it to very … Continue reading →

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This Historic Day In Music: “Sweetheart Land” & “It’s A Low Down Dirty Shame” – Take 2

Posted on March 1, 2020 by sixstrstories

82 years ago. On March 1, 1938, singer/guitarist Big Bill Broonzy and singer/pianist Curtis Jones entered the NBC studios in Chicago, Illinois. Big Bill Broonzy (1903-1958) was a popular Chicago-based Blues musician and prolific recording artist who’d cut his first … Continue reading →

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A Ballad Of The Blues & The Electric Guitar

Posted on March 31, 2018 by sixstrstories

Verse 1 I recently found a book at my local library: Talking Guitar: Conversations With Musicians Who Shaped Twentieth-Century American Music (2017) by Jas Obrecht. The first chapter in this extraordinary collection of interviews is titled: “Guitarchaeology: Setting The Stage.” In … Continue reading →

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This Historic Day In Music: “Sweetheart Land” & “It’s A Low Down Dirty Shame”

Posted on March 1, 2018 by sixstrstories

On March 1, 1938, singer/guitarist Big Bill Broonzy entered the NBC studios in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Broonzy was a popular Chicago-based Blues musician who’d cut his first record in 1927. The names of the musicians playing piano, tenor sax and … Continue reading →

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This Historic Day In Music: Big Bill Broonzy

Posted on June 26, 2012 by sixstrstories

I don’t remember when or where I first heard or read it, but Big Bill Broonzy is a name you don’t forget. Big Bill Broonzy played guitar and sang the Blues. Big Bill’s recording career started in November of 1927. He … Continue reading →

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