Dust My Broom
| Dust My Broom | |
|---|---|
| Robert Johnson | |
| publication | 1936 |
| Genre (s) | blues |
| Author (s) | Robert Johnson |
| Cover versions | |
| 1949 | Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup |
| 1951 | Elmore James |
The song Dust My Broom is a blues standard and next to Sweet Home Chicago one of the most frequently covered blues compositions. The original recording was made on November 23, 1936 in San Antonio , Texas by Delta Blues guitarist Robert Johnson . The recording was released on the record labels Vocalion Records (catalog number 03475, ARC 7-04-81) and Conqueror (catalog number 8871). There is an ongoing discussion about the authorship of the song, whether it was written by Johnson or Elmore James .
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Robert Johnson recorded the song as his second recording immediately after Kind Hearted Woman Blues . Leroy Carr's version was the first, Kokomo Arnold used the melody in two recordings ( Sagefield Woman Blues , September 1934 and Sissy Man Blues , January 1935). It is likely that Johnson was familiar with these two recordings. Other writers note that Johnson had developed the song as early as 1933, as there were already two recordings that used the melody by that time. (Sparks Brothers: I Believe I'll Make A Change , 1932 and Jack Kelly: Believe I'll Go Back Home , 1933)
Dust My Broom - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
On March 10, 1949, Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup recorded the first cover version of Dust My Broom in Chicago for the record label Victor Records . The lyrics and music were slightly different. In contrast to the original recording, Crudup played an electric guitar.
Dust My Broom - Elmore James
This version of Dust My Broom was recorded on August 5th, 1951 in Jackson , Mississippi by Elmore James for Trumpet Records . The musician stuck to Johnson's melody pretty closely. Most of the text is the same as Johnson's, but with the change Arthur Crudup used in his 1949 recording. In addition to James, Sonny Boy Williamson II (harmonica), Leonard Ware (bass) and Frock O'Dell (drums) were there on this recording . The song became a surprising success on the national rhythm and blues charts. Elmore James used it several times as the basis for new songs ( She Just Won't Do Right , 1952 and Dust My Blues , 1955, among others ). In 1959 he took the song again with his cousin Homesick James on second guitar.
James was then a studio musician for Trumpet Records and recorded some songs with Sonny Boy Williamson. Since another musician was released on the B-side, the legend arose that the song was secretly recorded by Lillian McMurry and James was so offended that he could not and did not want to record a second number. In reality, however, McMurry had signed a contract with James shortly before. The inductance was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame of the Blues Foundation in 1983 and into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998. In James version, the song was also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 's "500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll" list.
Selection of cover versions
Many blues songs are based on the characteristic guitar riff, although the text or vocals have been changed. 3 examples:
- Freddie King - Takin 'Care of Business
- Howlin 'Wolf - Highway 49
- Lots of songs by Elmore James
Cover versions
- 1965: The Yardbirds as Dust My Blues - Live at the BBC
- 1965: Otis Spann - The Blues Never Die!
- 1966: JB Hutto - Master of Modern Blues
- 1966: The Spencer Davis Group as Dust My Blues - Autumn '66
- 1966: Ike and Tina Turner
- 1967: Rising Sons ( Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder )
- 1967: Eddie Boyd with Peter Green
- 1967: Canned Heat - Canned Heat
- 1967: John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers as Dust My Blues - A Hard Road
- 1968: Fleetwood Mac - Mr. Wonderful
- 1969: Luther Allison - Love Me Mama
- 1970: John Littlejohn - Bottleneck Blues
- 1971: Freddie King - Getting Ready
- 1976: Hound Dog Taylor - Beware of the Dog
- 1979: ZZ Top - Degüello
- 1982: Willcox - Black Album
- 1983: James Cotton - My Foundation
- 1985: Dr. Feelgood - Mad Man Blues
- 1992: Ben Harper - Pleasure and Pain
- 2004: Etta James
- 2008: Cassandra Wilson - Loverly
- 2009: Melinda Doolittle - Coming Back to You
- There are more recordings of Dust My Broom from
- Carolyn Wonderland
- Walter Trout
- Gary Moore
- Howlin 'wolf
- Elmore James Jr.
- Mojo Blues Band
- Robert Jr. Lockwood
- Homesick James
- Willy DeVille
- Frank Zappa
Web links
- Lyrics by Robert Johnson ( Memento from September 14, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- Lyrics by Elmore James
Individual evidence
- ↑ Steve Franz: The Amazing Secret History of Elmore James . Bluesource Publications, 2003, ISBN 0-9718038-1-1 .
- ↑ See The Complete Recordings (album)
- ↑ Vocalion Vo 02820, American Record Company ARC 7-02-65. CD How Long has That Evening Train Been Gone , Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell, Volume 1, JSP Records JSP77104 and Leroy Carr, Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Volume 5 , Document Records DOCD-5138
- ↑ Decca De 7044 CD Kokomo Arnold: Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Volume 1. Document Records
- ↑ Victor 2359 and Melotone M12812.
- ^ Grammy Hall of Fame
- ↑ Blues Hall of Fame ( Memento of the original from August 22, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ 500 songs that shaped rock and roll
