Come on in My Kitchen
| Come on in My Kitchen | |
|---|---|
| Robert Johnson | |
| publication | July 1937 |
| length | 2 min 47 sec |
| Genre (s) | Blues , Delta Blues |
| Author (s) | Robert Johnson |
| Award (s) | Inclusion in the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress (2003), Blues Hall of Fame 1989 |
Come On in My Kitchen is a Delta Blues song by the American guitarist Robert Johnson . The piece was released in 1937 on the label Vocalion Records (No. 03563). The photo was taken on 23 November 1936 at the Gunter Hotel in San Antonio ( Texas ) at the first recording session of Robert Johnson. In addition to the published recording, there is a second version that is slightly slower (running time: two minutes 35 seconds) and contains ten additional lines of text.
General
The song is based on the one hand on the song Things' Bout Coming My Way by Tampa Red from 1931 and on the other hand on the song Sitting on Top of the World by the Mississippi Sheiks from 1930.
Johnson varied the lyrics a lot, especially on the second take of the song. The subtle change of pronouns and the rearrangement of the stanzas fundamentally change the content of the song.
Unlike other plays by Johnson, the original recording was not taken up by his contemporaries. It wasn't until the release of the song on the compilation album King of the Delta Blues Singers in the early 1960s that the composition and Johnson's music in general became known again. The British musicians of the time particularly revered Johnson's music. Eric Clapton described Johnson as the most important blues musician who ever lived. The song was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1989 .
Cover versions
Come On in My Kitchen has been re-recorded by numerous artists. There are cover versions by Paul Geremia, John Renbourn , the Steve Miller Band , Paul Williams & Friends, the David Bromberg Band, John Hammond , Guitar Slim , Rory Block , Cassandra Wilson , Keb 'Mo' , the Climax Blues Band and Eric Clapton.