“Hey Hey” – Big Bill Broonzy

In 1950 Big Bill Broonzy left Chicago and briefly spent time working as a janitor at Iowa State University, where he wrote “Moppers Blues”.

In 1951 he went on a European tour that revitalized his career.

In November of 1951, he recorded the excellent “Hey Hey” in Chicago, which was released on the Mercury label in March of 1952.

The song would later become widely known when covered by Eric Clapton on his platinum-selling 1991 MTV Unplugged album.