Description: John Lee Williamson - Complete Recorded Works 1937-1947 Vol. 5 (1945-1947) [New Artist: John Lee Williamson Title: Complete Recorded Works 1937-1947 Vol. 5 (1945-1947) Condition: Format: CD Release Date: 2022 Label: Document UPC: 714928505928 Genre: Blues Album Tracks1. Early in the Morning2. The Big Boat3. Stop Breakin' Down4. You're An Old Lady5. Sonny Boy's Cold Chills6. Mean Old Highway7. Hoodoo Hoodoo8. Shake the Boogie9. Mellow Chick Swing10. Polly Put the Kettle on11. Lacey Belle12. Apple Tree Swing13. Wonderful Time14. Sugar Gal15. Willow Tree Gal16. Alcohol Blues17. Little Girl18. Blues About My Baby19. No Friend Blues20. I Love You for Myself21. Bring Another Half a Pint22. Southern Dream23. Rub a Dub24. Better Cut That Out John Lee Williamson recorded 124 titles in the decade from 1937 to 1947, all now available on Document's five volumes. In that time, he developed away from his country blues origins into a hard-driving city musician whose music reflected the post-war emphasis on jump music. At this remove it's useless to speculate on what part he might have played in '50s Chicago blues, whether he would have remained a leader or been pushed to the side-lines by Little Walter or one of his other disciples. Undoubtedly, as Volume 5 shows, he was in the process of change when he was murdered on June 1st, 1948, seven months after his last recording session. Volume 5 opens up with Sonny Boy being in the company of the Chicago blues piano ace, Big Maceo, who can be herd on the October 1945 session, which features a stirring version of "Early In The Morning", "Stop Breaking Down" and "You're An Old Lady". Davis and Boyd are featured on Sonny Boy's remaining sessions. These four dates contain Sonny Boy's most consistently exciting music, in which he was willing to be an ensemble player, giving his accompanists their chance to shine on songs like "Sonny Boy's Cold Chills", "Mellow Chick Swing" (do I hear Sonny Boy including the "Honeydripper" theme in his harmonica solo?), "Polly Put Your Kettle On", "Bring Another Half Pint" (his second recording of "Sloppy Drunk"), "Apple Tree Swing" (Rice Miller copied the tune for "Peach Tree") and "Better Cut That Out".Copyright DirectToU LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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Title: Complete Recorded Works 1937-1947 Vol. 5 (1945-1947)
Album Name: Complete Recorded Works 1937-1947 Vol. 5 (1945-1947)
Type: Album
Brand: Document
Release Year: 2022
Format: CD
Genre: Blues
Artist: Williamson, John Lee
Record Label: DCU, Document
Release Title: Complete Recorded Works 1937-1947 Vol. 5 (1945-1947)