Stop breaking down blues
| Stop breaking down blues | |
|---|---|
| Robert Johnson | |
| publication | 1938 |
| length |
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| Genre (s) | blues |
| Author (s) | Robert Johnson |
| Publisher (s) | MPCA King of Spades |
| Label | Vocalion |
| album | King of the Delta Blues Singers, Vol. II |
Stop breaking down blues ; Also Stop Breakin 'Down Blues or just stop Breaking Down (Translation sake "Kipp not") is a recorded in 1937 Blue Song of the American blues musician Robert Johnson . The track was released in 1938 as a single with the B-side Honeymoon Blues under the label Vocalion (# 04002). However, he only became known through cover versions of other artists.
Recording and music
Johnson recorded two versions of the title during his final recording session in Dallas , Texas . Both were released on various single pressings. As with all other recordings, Johnson was the only musician represented at the time; he accompanied his singing with a normal acoustic guitar - but used a slide technique , which should give the song a "little joke". The track is Johnson's fastest song. Like most of Johnson's songs, his Stop Breakin 'Down Blues initially sold poorly. It was not until 1970 that the song was re-released on the album King of the Delta Blues Singers, Vol. II and became known to a wider audience. In 1990 the song appeared in both versions in the box set The Complete Recordings .
Cover versions
The title continued to be played by blues musicians in the Mississippi Delta even after Johnson's untimely death. 1945 Sonny Boy Williamson I. recorded his version of Stop Breaking Down in the style of the Chicago Blues ; he used a modified text, such as the refrain "I don't believe you really really love me, I think you just like the way my music sounds" instead of the more slippery "The stuff I got it gon 'bust your brains out, hoo hoo." "It'll make you lose your mind" at Johnson. This first cover version of Williamson led to further recordings by other Chicago blues musicians. In 1954, Baby Boy Warren interpreted the song as a shuffle (Drummond 3003) using the original lyrics . The cover version of Forest City Joe (1926-1960) appeared on the compilation The Blues Roll On (Atlantic SD 1352). Junior Wells and Buddy Guy recorded Stop Breaking Down for the albums Coming at You Baby (1968) and Southside Blues Jam (1969); they played a medley and also used the lyrics from Five Long Years . Chicago Beau recorded the title in 1991 for his album My Ancestors (and incorrectly named Sonnyboy Williamson as the author).
The Rolling Stones recorded the song for their album Exile on Main St (1972), largely using the original lyrics. In addition to Mick Taylor on slide guitar, Mick Jagger also plays guitar. Guitarist Robert Cray played an important role in the version in the concert film The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge Live (1994) . Other cover versions are by Lucinda Williams (1979), Pussy Galore (1986), The Jeff Healey Band (1995), The White Stripes (1999) and Todd Rundgren (2011). Eric Clapton recorded his version of the title for his tribute albums Me and Mr. Johnson and Sessions for Robert J in 2004.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eric Clapton : Forever Man . Liner Notes . (3-CD box).
- ↑ Stephen LaVere: The Complete Recordings . Columbia Records , 1990 (C2K 46222)
- ^ A b c Robert Palmer : Deep Blues: A Musical and Cultural History of the Mississippi Delta . Penguin Books , 1981. , p. 128.
- ^ Elijah Wald Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues. Harper, 2004. p. 187.
- ↑ with Big Maceo (piano), Tampa Red (guitar) and Charles Sanders (drums), RCA Victor 20-3047
- ↑ Chicago Beau My Ancestors . GBW 004
- ↑ Andrew James Kellett Fathers and Sons: American Blues and British Rock Music, 1960-1970 ProQuest 2008, p. 204
- ↑ Because of Jagger's guitar voice, her version sounds, as her sound engineer Andy Johns said, "a little choppy ." Cf. H. Kubernik: Engineer Andy Johns discusses the making of The Rolling Stones' ›Exile on Main Street‹ . Gold mine, May 8, 2010.
- ↑ Stop Breakin 'Down Blues at Allmusic (English)