Big Joe Williams • These Are My Blues Live

Review

This previously unissued 17-track collection finds Big Joe Williams performing live in concert at Rockford College in Rockford, Illinois. Williams is in fine form throughout, hollering the blues with his typical no-holds-barred approach, singing and playing with passion and zest. He tackles many of his standard pieces here ("Baby Please Don't Go," "Highway 49," "Mellow Peaches") and puts his own spin on blues standards like "Rock Me Mama," "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl," John Lee Hooker's "Boogie Chillen" and Jimmy Rogers' "Sloppy Drunk." There is new material; his tribute to President Kennedy, "A Man Amongst Men" and his "'56 Plymouth" are equally as fine as the more standard fare aboard. What is truly unique on here is the sound of Williams' nine-string guitar. Here it's highly amplified with the tremolo unit turned all the way up in intensity, creating an other-worldly effect, at times sounding like two guitars shimmering in tandem and at others, sounding like a cross between Pops Staples and Bo Diddley. Recorded by blues-researching trailblazer Pete Welding, this is one great addition to Williams' latter day discography.

by Cub Koda

https://www.allmusic.com/album/these-are-my-blues-mw0000599676

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Esta colección de 17 canciones, no publicada anteriormente, encuentra a Big Joe Williams actuando en concierto en el Rockford College en Rockford, Illinois. Williams está en buena forma, gritando el blues con su típico enfoque sin restricciones, cantando y tocando con pasión y entusiasmo. Aborda muchas de sus piezas estándar aquí ("Baby Please Don't Go", "Highway 49", "Mellow Peaches") y da su propio giro a los estándares del blues como "Rock Me Mama", "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl", "Boogie Chillen" de John Lee Hooker y "Sloppy Drunk" de Jimmy Rogers. Hay material nuevo; su tributo al presidente Kennedy, "A Man Amongst Men" y su "'56 Plymouth" son igual de buenos que la tarifa más estándar a bordo. Lo que es realmente único aquí es el sonido de la guitarra de nueve cuerdas de Williams. Aquí está altamente amplificada con la unidad de trémolo girada en toda su intensidad, creando un efecto de otro mundo, a veces sonando como dos guitarras que brillan en tándem y otras como un cruce entre Pops Staples y Bo Diddley. Grabado por el pionero de la investigación del blues Pete Welding, esta es una gran adición a la discografía de Williams de los últimos días.

por Cub Koda

https://www.allmusic.com/album/these-are-my-blues-mw0000599676

Tracklist:
1 - Baby, Please Don't Go
2 - A Man Amongst Men
3 - Sun Never Go Down
4 - Mellow Peaches
5 - '56 Plymouth
6 - Good Morning, Little School Girl
7 - These Are My Blues (Gonna Sing 'Em For Myself)
8 - Put On Your Nightcap
9 - Highway 49
10 - Bottle Up And Go
11 - Lowdown Dirty Shame
12 - Sloppy Drunk
13 - Vitamin A Blues
14 - You Are My Sunshine
15 - Boogie Chillun
16 - Don't Want No Arkansas Woman
17 - Rock Me, Mama


Notes:
Recorded at Rockford College, Rockford, Illinois, probably 1965. Big Joe played a 9-string guitar.

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