May 2000

Big Bill Broonzy
Trouble In Mind
Smithsonian Folkways

By Bill Milkowski

Big Bill Broonzy, Trouble in Mind (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings 40131; 73:53)-Powerful solo performances by the great country blues singer and guitarist, including live radio and concert recordings plus the best of his mid-'50s output for Folkways. Features his classic "Key to the Highway" along with controversial, topical songs like "When Will I Get to Be Called a Man" and "Black, Brown and White."