Charles Segar Key To The Highway (VOCALION 05441) (1940)

I do not own the copyright to this recording. This video is for historical and educational purposes Composed by Charles Segar Charles Segar made his first recordings as piano solos for Decca in 1934 and ’35 billed as Charlie Segar. In 1940 he recorded four numbers for Vocalion that also featured his vocals including this one. The song was covered by Jazz Gillum in May of that year for Bluebird with his version featuring Big Bill Broonzy on guitar with a different melody. Gillum’s version became a blues standard later covered by many blues and rock artists. Broonzy’s name was tacked onto the songwriting credits. Broonzy and Segar may have known each other since they were both Chicago-based artists in 1940. Charles Segar:Vocals & Piano Possibly Fred Williams:Drums Recorded in Chicago, IL. Friday, February 23, 1940 Originally issued on and this recording taken from the 1940 single (Vocalion 05441) (78 RPM)