Bald Headed Woman

Bald Headed Woman is an American traditional song. It was taken again by the Kinks on their first album, but also by the Who one can find it on the no-claims bonus of the edition deluxe of the album My Generation.

Genesis and recording

It is a song of " chain-gang" , in other words a traditional old man sung by the convicts of the South of the the United States. It was recorded by Who and Kinks to lavish royalties with their producer, Shell Talmy.

The version of Who was recorded the second week of November 1964. It appeared opposite B individual the I Can' T Explain .

Artistic characteristics

This song is remarkable by the gouailleuse voice of Roger Daltrey, but also by the track of guitar. This one is played by Jimmy Page, famous musician of studio at the time. It one of the first lines of guitars is played with an effect Fuzz, effect whose Page was one of the pioneers

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