Big Road Blues

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Big Road Blues

song by Tommy Johnson

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…including “Maggie Campbell Blues,” “Big Road Blues,” and “Cool Drink of Water Blues,” became standard features of the blues repertoire. Howlin’ Wolf later reworked the opening lyrics of “Cool Drink of Water Blues” into his own song “I Asked for Water (She Gave Me Gasoline).”
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…including “Maggie Campbell Blues,” “Big Road Blues,” and “Cool Drink of Water Blues,” became standard features of the blues repertoire. Howlin’ Wolf later reworked the opening lyrics of “Cool Drink of Water Blues” into his own song “I Asked for Water (She Gave Me Gasoline).”
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