Big Joe Williams, These Are My Blues - 42m 22s

Tracks & Durations

1. Baby, Please Don't Go	3:54
2. A Man Amongst Men	2:49
3. Sun Never Go Down	2:53
4. Mellow Peaches	2:56
5. '56 Plymouth	3:09
6. Good Morning, Little School Girl	2:31
7. These Are My Blues (Gonna Sing 'Em for Myself)	2:20
8. Put on Your Nightcap	1:48
9. Highway 49	1:54
10. Bottle Up & Go	1:57
11. Lowdown Dirty Shame	2:36
12. Sloppy Drunk	2:02
13. Vitamin A Blues	2:27
14. You Are My Sunshine	1:24
15. Boogie Chillun	1:17
16. Don't Want No Arkansas Woman	3:14
17. Rock Me, Mama	3:00

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Review

These are the blues as you've never heard them before. Recorded live at Rockford College in 1965 and released 33 years later, These Are My Blues is the legendary Big Joe Williams--whose career spanned nearly 60 years--in fine form, playing Delta blues on an electrically amplified nine-string guitar. He uses the tremolo extensively; the result is a shivering, just-right sound on blues classics like "Baby, Please Don't Go" and "Lowdown Dirty Shame." There's also a cover of "You Are My Sunshine" that turns out oddly appealing. The between-song patter is almost as interesting as the songs themselves; among other things, we learn that this performance of "A Man Amongst Men" is dedicated to President Kennedy. If nothing else, These Are My Blues is proof positive that the blues and electronics can mix. -- Genevieve Williams

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