Robert Pete Williams - Scrap Iron Blues


Robert Pete Williams, bluesman from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, captured here in the process of improvising a new composition, Scrap Iron Blues, in 1971. Not only does he describe his current job, but he also explains the circumstances that led to his arrest for murder and incarceration in the notorious Angola Penitentiary.







Channel: Music
Uploaded: July 3, 2007 at 8:56 pm
Author: lupine22

Length: 00:05:54
Rating: 5.00
Views: 8102

Tags: Blues Scrap Robert Iron Pete Louisiana Baton Williams Rouge

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bigE34787 (October 19, 2008 at 12:58 am)
f/Texas. hrmMMmmm. someone msg me im bored!! l
LittleBrotherBlues (September 8, 2008 at 2:15 am)
Killer, loved it. I know many people that play in this style. You just have to get out of the city and know the right families. Utterly fantastic stuff here. I love every word he said, and Ida Mae. Man this was awesome!!
plutoohno (August 11, 2008 at 2:30 am)
his voice is really reminiscent of a lot of african music.
plutoohno (August 10, 2008 at 2:03 pm)
oh... just wow. whats the name of the movie this is from?

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