Big Road Blues

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Big Road Blues
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Studio album by
Released1961
Recorded1961
Studio Oakland, California
Genre Blues
Length38:48
Label Bluesville
BVLP 1050
Producer Kenneth S. Goldstein, Chris Strachwitz
K. C. Douglas chronology
K. C.'s Blues
(1961)
Big Road Blues
(1961)
The Country Boy
(1974)

Big Road Blues is an album by blues musician K. C. Douglas recorded in 1961 and released on the Bluesville label. [1] [2] [3]

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Track listing

  1. "Big Road Blues" (Tommy Johnson) – 3:25
  2. "Howling Blues" (Chester Burnett) – 2:48
  3. "Move to Kansas City" (Jim Jackson) – 2:29
  4. "Buck Dance" (Traditional) – 3:00
  5. "Tore Your Playhouse Down" (Traditional) – 3:19
  6. "Bottle Up and Go" (Tommy McClennan) – 4:00
  7. "Whiskey Headed Woman" (William Dupree) – 3:31
  8. "Catfish Blues" (K.C. Douglas) – 3:10
  9. "K.C.'s Blues" (Douglas) – 5:04
  10. "Canned Heat" (Johnson) – 3:52
  11. "Key to the Highway" (William Broonzy) – 4:10

Personnel

Performance

Production

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References

  1. Jazzdisco: Prestige Records Catalog: Bluesville 1000 series accessed December 4, 2018
  2. Both Sides Now: Prestige/Bluesville Album Discography accessed December 4, 2018
  3. Wirz' American Music: K. C. Douglas Discography accessed December 4, 2018
  4. K. C. Douglas: Big Road Blues – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  5. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin. p. 168. ISBN   978-0-140-51384-4.