Phil Alvin: When I first discovered Big Bill Broozy, his voice and his songwriting, his humor, his guitar playing, his persona was so big to me. I became a Little Bill Broonzy guy; started singing the ...

Keys to the highway.-What are the blues?-Blood River blues.-Crow Jane blues.-Willie May.-Daisy.-Louise.-Shuffle Rag.-Blues.-Talk on the blues.-Talk on the spirituals.-Beautiful city.-I'm going to tell ...

Introduction -- Southern blues -- Carving out a home in the promised land -- Southern migrant blues : Lee Bradley and the Black Metropolis -- The rise of Big Bill -- I come for to sing -- We love the ...