Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1-1 | Key To The HighwayWritten-By – Big Bill Broonzy, Charles Segar |
2:33 |
| 1-2 | Speech | 3:43 |
| 1-3 | Mindin' My Own Business | 3:03 |
| 1-4 | Saturday Evening Blues | 3:17 |
| 1-5 | Speech | 2:59 |
| 1-6 | Southbound Train | 3:40 |
| 1-8 | Tell Me What Kind Of Man Jesus Is (Ananias) | 2:24 |
| 1-9 | [Spoken Introduction] Swing Low, Sweet Chariot | 3:56 |
| 1-10 | Joe Turner BluesWritten-By – W. C. Handy |
5:24 |
| 1-11 | Speech | 2:03 |
| 1-12 | Joe Turner Blues [Instrumental]Written-By – W. C. Handy |
1:05 |
| 1-13 | Speech | 2:11 |
| 1-14 | Plowhand Blues | 2:58 |
| 1-15 | Speech | 1:33 |
| 1-16 | Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad | 2:17 |
| 1-17 | Speech | 5:46 |
| 1-18 | Makin' My Getaway | 3:15 |
| 1-19 | Speech | 6:22 |
| 1-20 | Stump Blues | 3:48 |
| 1-21 | Speech | 8:33 |
| 1-22 | [Spoken Introduction] See See RiderWritten-By – Ma Rainey |
3:21 |
| 1-23 | I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of TownWritten-By – Casey Bill Weldon, Walter Jacobs |
2:26 |
| 2-1 | Speech | 1:41 |
| 2-2 | This Train | 3:04 |
| 2-3 | Speech | 1:14 |
| 2-4 | Hush Hush | 4:15 |
| 2-5 | Speech | 2:09 |
| 2-6 | [Spoken Introduction] Backwater BluesWritten-By – Bessie Smith |
4:21 |
| 2-7 | Slow Blues [Instrumental] | 2:53 |
| 2-8 | [Spoken Introduction] It Hurts Me TooWritten-By – Hudson Whittaker |
2:45 |
| 2-9 | [Spoken Introduction] Kansas City Blues | 4:01 |
| 2-10 | [Spoken Introduction] In The Evenin' | 5:29 |
| 2-11 | Worried Life BluesWritten-By – Big Maceo Merriweather* |
2:26 |
| 2-12 | Trouble In MindWritten-By – Richard M. Jones |
3:18 |
| 2-13 | Take This Hammer | 3:24 |
| 2-14 | The Glory Of LoveWritten-By – Billy Hill |
3:04 |
| 2-15 | Louise BluesWritten-By – J. Mayo Williams, Johnny Temple |
3:23 |
| 2-16 | Willie Mae Blues | 3:28 |
| 2-17 | Alberta | 2:59 |
| 2-18 | Old Folks At Home (Swanee River) | 1:56 |
| 2-19 | Crawdad Song | 2:48 |
| 2-20 | John Henry | 3:29 |
| 2-21 | Just A Dream | 3:38 |
| 2-22 | Frankie And Johnny | 2:10 |
| 2-23 | Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come HomeWritten-By – Hughie Cannon |
2:12 |
| 2-24 | Hollerin' The Blues | 8:24 |
Companies, etc.
- Distributed By – Discovery Records
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Avid Entertainment
Credits
- Guitar, Vocals, Written-By – Big Bill Broonzy
- Producer, Interviewer – Bill Randle
- Remastered By – Dave Bennett
Notes
Dialogue tracks interspersed between music tracks are Broonzy's conversations with Bill Randle. Recorded 12-13 July 1957 in Chicago.This release contains the US issued 5 LP set “The Bill Broonzy Story” edited to include all 35 performance tracks and the important bulk of his spoken, constantly fascinating reminiscences, often interspersed with his guitar. In the UK it was released as a 3LP set “Last Session Parts 1, 2, 3” that only included the 35 performance tracks.
ⓒ & Ⓟ 2014 (discs) 2015 (rear) Avid Entertainment/Avid Ltd.
Made In England.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 5 022810 315926
- Mastering SID Code: IFPI L817
- Mould SID Code (Disc 1): IFPI 05R5
- Mould SID Code (Disc 2): IFPI 056S
- Matrix / Runout (Disc 1): AMSC1159/1 V01 YUB
- Matrix / Runout: AMSC1159/2 V01 OYP
- Rights Society: MCPS
- Label Code: LC 12869
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MG-V 3000-5 | Big Bill Broonzy | The Bill Broonzy Story (Box + 5xLP, Mono) | Verve Records | MG-V 3000-5 | US | 1961 |
| 547 555-2 | Big Bill Broonzy | The Big Bill Broonzy Story (3xCD, Comp) | Verve Records | 547 555-2 | Europe | 1999 |
| EMSC 1159 | Big Bill Broonzy | Classic Box Set: The Bill Broonzy Story (2xCD, Album, RM) | Avid Roots | EMSC 1159 | Europe | 2015 |

