The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #16846   Message #159754
Posted By: Mark Clark
07-Jan-00 - 08:14 PM
Thread Name: Origin: Joe Turner
Subject: RE: Where'd Joe Turner come from?
Big Bill Broonzy did a wonderful version in which he told the story of a great flood in "eighteen and niney-three" when the people lost everything they had. Joe Turner would leave food for the flood victims and take care of them in other ways. If you can find a recording of Broonzy's version, he had some really nice guitar work in there as well.

- Mark