ZZ Top Songs - Dust My Broom, ZZ Top Discography, Viva Las Vegas, Jailhouse Rock, La Grange, Legs, Sharp Dressed Man, Tush, I Thank You (Paperback)

Commentary (music and lyrics not included). Chapters: Dust My Broom, Zz Top Discography, Viva Las Vegas, Jailhouse Rock, La Grange, Legs, Sharp Dressed Man, Tush, I Thank You, Gimme All Your Lovin', Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers, Velcro Fly, Sleeping Bag, Cheap Sunglasses, Rough Boy, Doubleback, Tv Dinners, Tube Snake Boogie, Stages, Got Me Under Pressure, Pearl Necklace, Master of Sparks. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 81. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: "Dust My Broom" is a blues standard originally recorded as "I Believe I'll Dust My Broom" by Robert Johnson, the Mississippi Delta blues singer and guitarist, on November 23, 1936 in San Antonio, Texas. The song was originally released on 78 rpm format as Vocalion 03475, ARC 7-04-81 and Conqueror 8871. There is an ongoing dispute as to whether the song was originally written by Johnson or by his contemporary, bluesman Elmore James. This was the second song that Johnson recorded, immediately after "Kind Hearted Woman Blues." He adopted this song from traditional sources. Unlike the many versions by other musicians, Johnson's original accompaniment was finger picked, and not played as a bottleneck or slide guitar. Leroy Carrs original hit was "I Believe Ill Make A Change" recorded in August 1934. The popular bottleneck guitar player and singer Kokomo Arnold used the tune for two records: "Sagefield Woman Blues" recorded in September 1934 and "Sissy Man Blues" recorded in January 1935 It seems likely that Johnson owned and studied both of Arnolds records. Another possibility is that Johnson heard Arnold in person performing a number of verses to this melody. However, Edward Komara suggests that Johnson may have begun developing his version of the song as early as 1933, since it had already been recorded by the Sparks Brothers as "I Be...http: //booksllc.net/?id=7823161