When You Got a Good Friend
"When You Got a Good Friend" | |
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Song by Robert Johnson | |
from the album King of the Delta Blues Singers | |
Released | 1961 (1961) |
Recorded | November 23, 1936 |
Studio | Gunter Hotel, San Antonio, Texas |
Genre | Blues |
Length | 2:56 |
Label | Columbia |
Songwriter(s) | Robert Johnson |
Producer(s) | Don Law |
"When You Got a Good Friend" is a blues song recorded on November 23, 1936, in San Antonio, Texas, by Robert Johnson. The song was unissued until 1961, when it was included on the LP King of the Delta Blues Singers.
Johnson performed the song in the key of E, and recorded two takes, the second of which was used for the LP.[1] Both takes are included on the album The Complete Recordings.
The song uses the melody made popular by the hit record M & O Blues by Walter Davis. Johnson composed two songs to this melody - "Ramblin' On My Mind" and "When You Got A Good Friend" - with different musical approaches and different guitar tunings, although both were in the key of E.[2]
Eric Clapton recorded the song for the 2004 album Me and Mr. Johnson.
References
- ^ Dixon, Robert M. W., John Godrich, & Howard Rye (1997) Blues and Gospel Records 1890-1943 Fourth edition, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-816239-1
- ^ Komara, Edward (2007). The Road to Robert Johnson, The genesis and evolution of blues in the Delta from the late 1800s through 1938. pp. 47-48. Hal Leonard. ISBN 0-634-00907-9
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- King of the Delta Blues Singers
- King of the Delta Blues Singers, Vol. II
- The Complete Recordings
(chronological)
- "Terraplane Blues" / "Kind Hearted Woman Blues"
- "32-20 Blues" / "Last Fair Deal Gone Down"
- "I Believe I'll Dust My Broom" / "Dead Shrimp Blues"
- "Cross Road Blues" / "Ramblin' on My Mind"
- "Come On in My Kitchen" / "They're Red Hot"
- "Sweet Home Chicago" / "Walkin' Blues"
- "Hellhound on My Trail" / "From Four Until Late"
- "Milkcow's Calf Blues"
- "Stones in My Passway"
- "Stop Breakin' Down Blues"
- "Me and the Devil Blues"
- "Love in Vain Blues"
- "If I Had Possession over Judgment Day"
- "When You Got a Good Friend"
- "Traveling Riverside Blues"
- Robert Johnson recordings
- The Search for Robert Johnson
- Me and the Devil Blues (manga)
- Me and Mr. Johnson/Sessions for Robert J
- The Robert Johnson Songbook
- Johnson's guitars
- Crossroads (1986 film)
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