Big Joe WilliamsOriginal Ramblin' Bluesman 1945-1961 2CD Big Joe Williams was the epitome of the rambling, wandering itinerant bluesman so romanticised in the early days of blues discovery and record collecting.He rambled across the United States from coast to coast in the 1920s and ‘30s.This 2CD collection features many of his most famous recordings from the post war years.His most famous composition was Baby Please Don’t Go, much covered and eventually a major hit for Them in the UK and Ted Nugent in America.The really exciting attraction of this double disc collection is the CD debut of the 8 tracks he recorded with Chicago pianist Erwin Helfer in 1957.These 8 tracks only ever previously appeared on two very rare UK EPs. Tracklist His Spirit Lives On Baby Please Don't Go Stack of Dollars Mellow Apples Wild Cow Moan P Vine Blues Bad and Weak Hearted Blues King Biscuit Stomp I'm a Highway Man Banta Rooster Blues Mean Stepfather Blues House Lady Blues Don't You Leave Me Here Jivin' Woman She's a Married Woman Mama Don't Allow Me Delta Blues Over Hauling Blues Whistling Pines Friends and Pals Juanita She Left Me a Mule Bad Heart Blues Ride In My New Car With Me Rather Be Sloppy Drunk Cottage Grove Blues ,tracklist_2= Goin' Back My Baby Left King's Highway Lula Mae All I Want is My Train Fare Home I'm Talkin' About You Joe Williams' Blues Don't Leave Me Here Cow Cow Blues Crawlin' King Snake I May Be Wrong Keep A-Knockin' Cottage Grove Meet Me In the Bottom Bessemer Baby Baby Please Don't Go Shake Your Boogie Jump Baby Jump Mean Mistreater Prison Bound Whistlin' Pines Bluebird Blues Elevate Me Baby TB Blues King Biscuit Stomp No.2 Rootin' Ground Hog
