04 Johnny Iguana & Billy Boy Arnold - Hot Dog Mama

Hot Dog Mama (3:18)
(William "Big Bill" Broonzy)

from Johnny Iguana's CHICAGO SPECTACULAR!
DELMARK DE 864
August 2020

Johnny Iguana: piano
Billy Boy Arnold: vocals
Billy Flynn: guitar
Kenny Smith: drums

Recorded January 6 - 11, 2019 at Shirk Studios, Chicago IL

"Harpist Billy Boy Arnold's amazing recording career goes all the way back to 1953. The first homegrown Windy City bluesman, Billy Boy is perfectly suited to sing "Hot Dog Mama," a tough 1939 Big Bill Broonzy number that spotlighted the all-too-overlooked piano work of Joshua Altheimer. Johnny captures the essence of Altheimer's style beautifully as the ensemble takes the tune at a solid mid-tempo clip."- Bill Dahl, liners