The Original Ramblin' Bluesman 1945-1961

~ Release by Big Joe Williams (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Contains 8 tracks never before released on CD (2-5 to 2-12).

Annotation last modified on 2021-12-08 18:44 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1His Spirit Lives On
3:08
2Baby, Please Don't Go
recording of:
Baby, Please Don’t Go
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
EMI Full Keel Music, Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Ltd. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
version of:
Another Man Done Gone
3:06
3Stack of Dollars
3:22
4Mellow Apples
3:09
5Wild Cow Moan
3:13
6P-Vine Blues
2:36
7Bad and Weak Hearted Blues
3:00
8King Biscuit Stomp
2:54
9I'm a Highway Man
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-12-18)
bass and double bass [bass]:
Ransom Knowling (on 1947-12-18)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Judge Lawrence Riley (early blues drummer) (on 1947-12-18)
guitar and lead vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1947-12-18)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1947-12-18)
membranophone:
Lawrence "Judge" Riley (early blues drummer) (on 1947-12-18)
vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1947-12-18)
2:50
10Banta Rooster Blues
2:36
11Mean Stepfather Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-12-18)
bass and double bass [bass]:
Ransom Knowling (on 1947-12-18)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Judge Lawrence Riley (early blues drummer) (on 1947-12-18)
guitar and lead vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1947-12-18)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1947-12-18)
membranophone:
Lawrence "Judge" Riley (early blues drummer) (on 1947-12-18)
vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1947-12-18)
2:49
12House Lady Blues
2:45
13Don't Leave Me Here
2:39
14Jivin' Woman
recorded in:
St. Louis, Missouri, United States (in 1949)
guitar and lead vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (in 1949)
membranophone:
Singleton Palmer (in 1949)
2:55
15She's a Married Woman
recorded in:
St. Louis, Missouri, United States (in 1949)
guitar and lead vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (in 1949)
membranophone:
Singleton Palmer (in 1949)
2:42
16Mama Don't Allow Me
2:45
17Delta Blues
2:41
18Over Hauling Blues
2:46
19Whistling Pines
2:34
20Friends and Pals
2:37
21Juanita
recording of:
Juanita
composer:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter)
2:36
22She Left Me a Mule
recording of:
She Left Me a Mule to Ride
composer:
Joseph Lee Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Tradition Music Co.
2:32
23Bad Heart Blues
2:45
24Baby, Please Don't Go
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-07-22)
double bass [bass]:
Ransom Knowling (on 1947-07-22)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Judge Lawrence Riley (early blues drummer) (on 1947-07-22)
guitar and lead vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1947-07-22)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1947-07-22)
additional performer:
Alfred Elkins and Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948)
recording of:
Baby, Please Don’t Go
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
EMI Full Keel Music, Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Ltd. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
version of:
Another Man Done Gone
2:48
25Ride in My New Car With Me
2:35
26Rather Be Sloppy Drunk
art direction:
Phil Carroll (art direction)
producer:
Art Rupe (task: original sessions produced by) and Billy Vera (task: produced for reissue)
3:22
27Cottage Grove Blues
4:16
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