13 Detroit Jr. - Key To The Highway

Detroit Jr. - Key To The Highway 2:38
(Broonzy/Segar, Songs of Universal Inc., BMI)

Detroit Jr., vocal, piano August 2004 from the recording session of Blues On The Internet (777)

Detroit Jr.: “Key To The Highway”
Arkansas-born pianist Emery “Detroit Jr.” Williams gigged locally around Chicago for almost two decades before Howlin’ Wolf recruited him in 1969 (he remained Wolf’s keyboardist until Wolf died in 1976). He also recorded sporadically through the years, but he was best known as a live entertainer – his hoarse vocals, flamboyant showmanship, hard-driving piano style, and verbal wit (he penned Albert King’s “Call My Job”) were inevitable crowd-pleasers. This previously unreleased version of a Big Bill Broonzy song made famous by Little Walter is from the sessions for 2004's Blues On the Internet, his Delmark debut as a leader.