Big Bill Broonzy Vol 12 1945 - 1947

Big Bill Broonzy, the essential DOUBLE CD
Taken from the Document Catalogue, this is the second release in the Classic Blues series. This double CD features Big Bill Broonzy, an artist who was a strong link between country blues and the more sophisticated urban sounds of the pre-war Chicago blues scene.

Yonder Come The Blues
Yonder Come The Blues CDs Paul Oliver is internationally recognised as being one of the most prolific and authoritive writers of the history and development of blues music. In the early 1970s an excellent series of paperback books were published by Studio Vista known as “Blues Paperbacks”. The series covered many aspects of the music and included several biographies including a book on Charley Patton written by John Fahey, Tommy Johnson by Dave Evans and Peetie Wheetstraw by Paul Garon. The series also featured three books which looked at the development of the music; Savannah Syncopators by Paul Oliver, Blacks Whites and Blues by Tony Russell and Recording the Blues by the blues discographer Robert M.W. Dixon. To compliment his book Yonder Come the Blues, based on those three books, Paul Oliver personally invited Document to produce this CD illustrating many musical examples drawn upon in the book.

Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey DOUBLE CD
Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman asked Document Records to produce a CD which would be part of a life long ambition; to pay tribute to and share with others the music that he has loved and been influenced by, The Blues. This double CD, accompanied by a twenty-four page colour booklet, compliments the book, television documentary and DVD of the same name. It features some of the very best blues to have been recorded from the early Classic female blues and Country Blues of the nineteen-twenties through to the electric Down Home blues of Chicago. Whether you are a collector or just inquisitive about what the blues are and the history the music, this CD is one of the finest collections of vintage blues recordings available.

Big Bill Broonzy Vol 1 1927 - 1932
Big Bill Broonzy, guitar, vocal Including: John Thomas, guitar, speech; Frank Brasswell, guitar.; “Georgia Tom” Dorsey, piano; Steele Smith, banjo, vocal. Genres: Country Blues, Country Blues Guitar, Hokum. Informative booklet notes by Keith Briggs. Detailed discography. When Big Bill Broonzy came to Chicago from Arkansas in 1920 he was still ‘country’ but, as he was to prove time and again in his long career, he was also adaptable and despite his supremely affable, easy-going manner he knew what he wanted and was prepared to persevere until he got it. One of the things he wanted was to make records.

Big Bill Broonzy Vol 2 1932 - 1934

Big Bill Broonzy Vol 3 1934 - 1935

Big Bill Broonzy Vol 4 1935 - 1936

Big Bill Broonzy Vol 5 1936 - 1937

Big Bill Broonzy Vol 6 1937