Big Joe Williams & The Stars of Mississippi Blues 5CD (Remastered) (2004) [Friday Oldies]
Disc 1:
01. Little Leg Woman 3:08
02. Somebody’s Been Borrowing That Stuff 3:04
03. Providence Help The Poor People 3:06
04. 49 Highway Blues 3:08
05. My Grey Pony 3:10
06. Stepfather Blues 3:08
07. Baby Please Don’t Go 3:25
08. Stack O’ Dollars 3:12
09. Wild Cow Blues 3:15
10. Worried Man Blues 2:39
11. I Know You Gonna Miss Me 3:03
12. Rootin’ Ground Hog 2:57
13. Brother James 2:53
14. I Won’t Be In Hard Luck No More 2:39
15. Crawlin’ King Snake 2:50
16. I’m Getting Wild About Her 2:48
17. Peach Orchard Mama 2:42
18. Meet Me Around The Corner 2:58
19. Throw A Boogie Woogie 2:42
20. North Wind Blues 2:54
21. Please Don’t Go 2:47
22. Highway 49 3:13
23. Someday Baby 3:10
24. Break ‘Em On Down 3:13
Disc 2:
01. Drop Down Blues 2:57
02. Somebody’s Been Worryin’ 3:12
03. Wanita 3:23
04. Vitamin A 2:48
05. His Spirit Lives On 2:46
06. Baby Please Don’t Go 2:47
07. Baby Please Don’t Go (Alternative Take) 2:49
08. Stack Of Dollars 2:49
09. Mellow Apples 2:48
10. Wild Cow Moan 2:54
11. P Vine Blues 3:11
12. Bad And Weakhearted Blues 2:43
13. King Biscuit Stomp 2:34
14. I’m A Highway Man 2:52
15. Banta Rooster Blues 2:59
16. Mean Step Father Blues 2:47
17. House Lady Blues 2:57
18. Dont’ You Leave Me Here 2:53
19. Jivin’ Woman 2:47
20. She’s A Married Woman 2:40
21. Mama Don’t Allow Me 2:44
22. Delta Blues 2:40
23. Overhauling Blues 2:45
24. Whistling Pines 2:35
25. She Left Me A Mule 2:32
26. Bad Heart Blues 2:45
Disc 3:
01. You Can Mistreat Me Here 2:45
02. New ‘Shake’ ‘Em On Down’ 3:10
03. Bottle It Up And Go 2:49
04. Whiskey Head Woman 3:00
05. Brown Skin Girl 2:44
06. cotton Patch Blues 2:47
07. Baby Don’t You Want To Go 2:57
08. Baby, Please Don’t You Know 2:44
09. I’m Going Don’t You Know 2:44
10. New Highway 51 2:50
11. She’s Just Good Huggin’ Size 2:58
12. My Little Girl 2:51
13. My Baby’s Gone 2:44
14. It’s Hard To Be Lonesome 2:38
15. My Baby’s Doggin’ Me 2:40
16. She’s A Good Looking Mama 2:51
17. Whiskey Head Man 2:50
18. New Sugar Mama 2:58
19. Down To Sking And Blones Blues 2:42
20. Katy Mae Blues 2:46
21. Love With A Feeling 3:00
22. Drop Down Mama 2:52
23. Black Minnie 2:55
24. Elsie Blues 2:59
25. Des’e My Blues 3:16
Disc 4:
01. Cross Cut Saw Blues (Take 1) – Tommy McClennan 2:44
02. Cross Cut Saw Blues (Take 2) – Tommy McClennan 2:47
03. Classy Mae Blues – Tommy McClennan 2:48
04. You Can’t Read My Mind – Tommy McClennan 3:01
05. Travelin’ Highway Man – Tommy McClennan 3:00
06. Deep Blue Sea Blues – Tommy McClennan 3:01
07. I’m A Guitar King – Tommy McClennan 2:50
08. It’s A Crying Pity – Tommy McClennan 2:52
09. Mozelle Blues – Tommy McClennan 2:57
10. Blues Trip Me This Morning – Tommy McClennan 3:02
11. Mr So And So Blues – Tommy McClennan 2:46
12. Roll Me, Baby – Tommy McClennan 3:03
13. I Love My Baby – Tommy McClennan 3:07
14. Shake It Up And Go – Tommy McClennan 2:56
15. Blue As I Can Be – Tommy McClennan 2:45
16. Bluebird Blues – Tommy McClennan 2:58
17. Bluebird Blues (Take 2) – Tommy McClennan 2:55
18. Boogie Woogie Woman – Tommy McClennan 3:00
19. Catfish Blues – Robert Petway 2:55
20. Ride ‘Em On Down – Robert Petway 2:58
21. Rockin’ Chair Blues – Robert Petway 3:01
22. My Little Girl – Robert Petway 3:11
23. Let Me Be Your Boss – Robert Petway 3:11
24. Left My Baby Crying – Robert Petway 3:09
25. Sleepy Woman Blues – Robert Petway 2:46
Disc 5:
1. Don’t Go Down Baby – Robert Petway 3:03
02. Bertha Lee Blues – Robert Petway 2:53
03. Hollow Log Blues – Robert Petway 3:04
04. In The Evening – Robert Petway 2:53
05. My Baby Left Me – Robert Petway 3:16
06. Cotton Pickin’ Blues – Robert Petway 3:14
07. Roamin’ and Ramblin’ Blues – David ‘Honeyboy’ Edwards 3:01
08. You Got To Roll (Levee Camp Song) – David ‘Honeyboy’ Edwards 0:57
09. You Got To Roll – David ‘Honeyboy’ Edwards 2:32
10. Water Coast Blues – David ‘Honeyboy’ Edwards 5:54
11. Stagolee – David ‘Honeyboy’ Edwards 1:06
12. Just A Spoonful – David ‘Honeyboy’ Edwards 1:46
13. Spread My Raincoat Down – David ‘Honeyboy’ Edwards 2:40
14. Hellatakin’ Blues – David ‘Honeyboy’ Edwards 0:50
15. Wind Howlin’ Blues – David ‘Honeyboy’ Edwards 3:15
16. Worried Life Blues – David ‘Honeyboy’ Edwards 2:55
17. Tear It Down Rag – David ‘Honeyboy’ Edwards 1:08
18. The Army Blues – David ‘Honeyboy’ Edwards 3:51
19. It’s Killin’ Me – Willie ‘Poor Boy’ Lofton 2:54
20. Poor Boy Blues – Willie ‘Poor Boy’ Lofton 2:43
21. Jake Le – Willie ‘Poor Boy’ Loftong Blues 3:04
22. My Mean Baby Blues – Willie ‘Poor Boy’ Lofton 2:56
23. Dirty Mistreater – Willie ‘Poor Boy’ Lofton 2:50
24. Rainy Day Blues – Willie ‘Poor Boy’ Lofton 2:59
25. Beer Garden Blues – Willie ‘Poor Boy’ Lofton 3:00
26. Dark Road Blues – Willie ‘Poor Boy’ Lofton 3:04
::Taken from Amazon::
Five discs. 72,74,71,74,72 min. each approximately. Remastered sound. This is an overview of a number of well-known bluesmen from the Mississippi area. Starting off with Big Joe Williams on vocal and guitar,he is accompanied by Henry Townsend,’Dad’Tracy ,Robert Lee McCoy,and Sonny Boy Williamson among others. The sound is very much rural Mississippi,with titles like 49 Highway Blues,Baby Please Don’t Go,and Crawlin’ King Snake. This is music just prior to a more modern sound that would use electrfied instruments to get the sound across to listeners.
The second disc is where musicians began to explore amplification. The sound and feel of these tracks is still very much in the country style,however, amplified guitars were beginning to be heard. This is where the combination of country sounding arrangements with amplified guitar started and the combination is very effective. The sides here are all small group recordings,ranging from duos to quartets with Sonny Boy Williamson on harmonica. Tracks range from P Vine Blues ,to She Left Me A Mule,to Baby Please Don’t Go.
The third disc is given over to Tommy McClennan,who was not a true professional musician. His versions of his and anyone elses songs would constantly change to suit his thinking. The sides here range from his solo vocal/guitar sound to expanding(?) to a duo with a bass player. McClennan’s voice is suitably rough along with his guitar playing,which while rudimentary is effective. A look at the titles will reveal a number of well-known songs done by others,however,they are done in the McClennan style which is fine.
The fourth disc begins with McClennan in a duo setting,which expands to a trio with the fine bassist Ransom Knowling and Robert Petway on second guitar. Having a fuller group on these tracks seems to flesh out the sound and gives them much needed flavor. McClennan’s voice is set in front of the group and is very arresting. There are a number of well-known songs here such as Shake It Up And Go,Cross-cut Saw Blues,and Bluebird Blues. Robert Petway closes out this set with his take on tunes like Catfish Blues,Rockin’ Chair Blues,and My Little Girl. Petway sings and plays guitar along with stalwart bass player Alfred Eakins,who plays an “imitation”bass. Both of these men never recorded much if at all after this. McClennan drank himself away and Petway seemed to disappear,never to be heard of much again.
The final disc begins with Petway recording in Chicago in 1942 in much the same vein as his previous tracks. The great David “Honeyboy”Edwards is up next and what a treat this is. His voice is primal in every sense of the word. His guitar is used as a counterpoint to his voice,never stepping out but used to great effect. At this writing he is still alive and has written a book about his life and times that anyone with an interest in this era should read. This disc closes out with Willie Lofton,a vocalist/guitarist who recorded very little. Along with that,very little is known about him,possibly being born in Mississippi and dying about twenty years after these tracks were made. He is accompanied by piano,bass,and kazoo.
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