Come On in My Kitchen

July 1937

Come On in My Kitchen is a Delta blues song of the American guitarist Robert Johnson. The piece was published in 1937 on the label Vocalion Records (No. 03563 ). The photo was taken on November 23, 1936 at the Gunter Hotel in San Antonio (Texas ) at the first recording session of Robert Johnson. In addition to the published recording, there is a second version, the slightly slower ( Duration: Two minutes 35 seconds) and contains ten additional lines of text.

General

The song is based on the one on the piece of Things' Bout Coming My Way by Tampa Red from 1931 and the other on the piece Sitting on Top of the World Mississippi Sheiks from the 1930.

Especially in the second take of the song Johnson varied the text considerably. The subtle change of pronouns and the conversion of the stanzas change the content of the song basically.

The original recording was not taken up, unlike other pieces of Johnson by his contemporaries. It was not until the release of the song on the compilation album King of the Delta Blues Singers at the beginning of the 1960s made ​​the composition and Johnson's music in general known again. Especially the British musicians of the time honored Johnson's music. Eric Clapton described Johnson as the most important blues musician who ever lived. The song was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1989.

Cover versions

Come On in My Kitchen has been re-recorded by numerous artists. Cover versions there are, among others, Paul Geremia, John Renbourn, the Steve Miller Band, Paul Williams & Friends, the David Bromberg band, John Hammond, Guitar Slim, Rory Block, Cassandra Wilson, Keb 'Mo', the Climax Blues Band and Eric Clapton.