Various Artists - Big Joe Williams And The Stars Of Mississippi Blues - CD
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Artist:
Various Artists
Title:
Big Joe Williams And The Stars Of Mississippi Blues
Details:
124 track 5CD set focusing on a group of bluesmen who hailed from the Mississippi Delta but found their way to cities such as Chicago and St Louis to record in the 1930s and '40s. Foremost amongst them was Big Joe Williams who is represented here by 50 tracks over the first two CDs including his most famous 'calling card' the earliest recording of the much-revived "Baby Please Don't Go". Williams survived to a ripe old age and enjoyed later fame on the festival circuit whereas his contemporary Tommy McClennan (42 tracks) though equally pioneering with recordings such as "Bottle It Up and Go" and "Cross Cut Saw Blues" soon slipped back into obscurity. Also here are Tony Hollins (7 tracks) Robert Petway (13 tracks) Willie 'Poor Boy' Lofton (8 tracks) and
Label: Jsp
This item was added to our catalog on Friday 27 October, 2006
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