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).

Tracklist

1▶CD
2▼CD
#TitleLength
1Goin' Back
2:50
2My Baby Left
2:35
3King's Highway
2:54
4Lula Mae
2:19
5All I Want Is My Train Fare Home
2:48
6I'm Talkin' About You
4:45
7Joe Williams' Blues
4:45
8Don't Leave Me Here
2:40
9Cow Cow Blues
2:35
10Crawlin' King Snake
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-03-27)
guitar and lead vocals:
Big Joe Williams (on 1941-03-27)
washtub bass and washtub bass [imitation bass]:
William Mitchell (on 1941-03-27)
vocals:
Big Joe Williams (on 1941-03-27)
recording of:
Crawlin' King Snake
writer:
[unknown]
arranger:
Big Joe Williams
publisher:
Universal Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing France
2:51
11I May Be Wrong
3:46
12Keep A-Knockin'
2:36
13Cottage Grove
2:35
14Meet Me in the Bottom
2:18
15Bessemer Baby
3:24
16Baby, Please Don't Go (Highway 49)
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 (on 1947-07-22)
guitar and lead vocals:
Big Joe Williams (on 1947-07-22)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (on 1947-07-22)
additional performer:
Alfred Elkins and Sonny Boy Williamson
recording of:
Baby, Please Don’t Go
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Big Joe Williams
publisher:
EMI Full Keel Music, Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music, MCA Music Ltd. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd.
version of:
Another Man Done Gone
2:56
17Shake Your Boogie
2:07
18Jump Baby Jump
2:05
19Mean Mistreater
3:09
20Prison Bound
2:15
21Whistlin' Pines
2:54
22Bluebird Blues
3:23
23Elevate Me Baby
3:12
24T.B. Blues
3:30
25King Biscuit Stomp No.2
4:40
26Rootin' Ground Hog
recorded in:
Aurora, Illinois, United States (on 1937-05-05)
guitar:
Robert Lee McCoy (on 1937-05-05) and Big Joe Williams (on 1937-05-05)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (on 1937-05-05)
lead vocals:
Big Joe Williams (on 1937-05-05)
vocals:
Big Joe Williams (on 1937-05-05)
3:09