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Big Joe Williams
Joseph Lee Williams (October 16, 1903 – December 17, 1982), billed throughout his career as Big Joe Williams, was an American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter, notable for the distinctive sound of his nine-string guitar. Performing over four decades, he recorded such songs as "Baby Please Don't Go", "Crawlin' King Snake" and "Peach Orchard Mama" for a variety of record labels, including Bluebird, Delmark, Okeh, Prestige and Vocalion. Williams was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame on October 4, 1992.
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Classic Hits by Big Joe Williams [2018]
Song | Duration |
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Highway 49 | 3:15 |
Baby Please Don't Go | 3:24 |
Got the Blues [2018]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 2:47 |
The History of Rhythm & Blues, Vol. 2 1942-1952 [2018]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 2:49 |
Great Traditional Blues [2017]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 2:52 |
Southside Blues [2017]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 1:53 |
Baby Please Don't Go: The Essential Big Joe Williams [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go [Two Takes, First Incomplete] | 2:05 |
Highway 49 | 2:55 |
Century of the Blues [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 2:49 |
Classic Collaborations, Vol. 3 [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 2:47 |
Classic Collaborations, Vol. 7 [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Highway 49 | 3:13 |
Folk Singer-Humdinger, Vol. 2: Just About as Good as It Gets! [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Sitting on Top of the World |
The Essential Big Joe Williams [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 2:47 |
Highway 49 | 3:15 |
100 Blues Classics & Greatest Blues Hits [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 1:49 |
100 Blues Hits (100 Tubes Blues) [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go |
All Time Favourite Blues [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 1:48 |
Big Boss Men: A Chicago Blues Collection [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Baby, Please Don't Go | 2:08 |
How Britain Got the Blues, Vol. 3: How London Got the Blues [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 3:08 |
Mississippi Bluesmen [3 CD] [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Highway 49 | 3:16 |
Baby Please Don't Go | 2:50 |
40 Delta Blues Gems [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go |
All Time Greatest Blues Songs [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Highway 49 | 3:16 |
Baby Please Don't Go | 2:54 |
Simply Blues [2012] [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 3:24 |
The Influences Behind the Rolling Stones [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Confessin' the Blues | 2:49 |
The Very Best of Blues, Vol. 2 [Cherished] [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don’t Go | 2:50 |
50 of the Most Influential Blues Songs of the 20th Century [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 2:47 |
Bob Dylan's Greenwich Village: Sounds from the Scene in 1961 [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 3:24 |
Hear Me Howling! Blues, Ballads & Beyond [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Highway 49 | 3:49 |
Pure... Blues [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Baby, Please Don't Go | 2:48 |
Roots of Trash & Garage [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 2:47 |
Stand the Test of Time [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Baby, Please Don’t Go |
The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: John Lee Hooker [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go |
ABC of the Blues: The Ultimate Collection from the Delta to the Big Cities [2010]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 2:48 |
Blues: The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection [2010]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go |
Cover To Cover: The Originals [2010]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go [Album Sessions 'The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan'] | 3:25 |
Good Times, Bad Times [2010]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 2:44 |
Otis Rush & the Heroes of Chicago Blues [2010]
Song | Duration |
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Baby, Please Don't Go | 3:26 |
Absolutely the Best of the Blues, Vol. 3 [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Baby, Please Don't Go | 5:01 |
Let Me Tell You About the Blues: Chicago (The Evolution of Chicago Blues 1925-58) [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 3:24 |
Muddy Waters: Rollin' Stone [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 3:23 |
Stepping Stones [Bonus DVD] [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 3:23 |
The History of Rhythm and Blues 1942-1952 [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 2:48 |
The Later Years 1939-1947 [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Highway 49 | 3:13 |
Love Me, Baby | 3:23 |
Baby Please Don't Go | 2:47 |
Baby Please Don't Go [Alternate Take] | 2:49 |
The Roots of AC/DC [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 2:45 |
The Roots of John Lennon [26 Tracks] [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 2:46 |
25 Best: Blues Classics [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 1:51 |
Best of Blues [Greatest Collection] [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 1:53 |
Best of the Blues [Madacy 2008] [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 1:51 |
Roots of Van Morrison [Snapper UK] [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 2:47 |
Super Blues from Chicago [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Baby, Please Don't Go | 2:06 |
The Roots of Van Morrison [Catfish] [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 2:47 |
Working Man Blues [WG] [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Highway 49 |
Best of Jazz [BMG 2007] [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 2:46 |
Goin' Mad Blues [Membran] [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Highway 49 | 3:16 |
Shake Your Boogie: Live at the Old Capitol Building 1974 [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Baby, Please Don't Go | 2:54 |
The Best of Mississippi Blues [Fuel 2000] [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 5:00 |
An Introduction to Chicago Blues [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 2:05 |
Big Blues Box, Vol. 2 [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 2:05 |
Big Joe Williams and the Stars of Mississippi Blues [Disc A] [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 3:25 |
Highway 49 | 3:13 |
Big Joe Williams and the Stars of Mississippi Blues [Disc B] [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 2:47 |
Baby Please Don't Go (Alt. TK) | 2:49 |
Big Joe Williams and the Stars of Mississippi Blues [Disc C] [2006]
Song | Duration |
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You Can Mistreat Me Here | 2:45 |
Classy Mae Blues | 2:48 |
Whiskey Head Woman | 3:00 |
Brown Skin Girl | 2:45 |
I'm a Guitar King | 2:49 |
Mozelle Blues | 2:57 |
Blues Trip Me This Morning | 3:03 |
My Little Girl | 3:11 |
My Baby's Gone | 2:45 |
It's Hard to Be Lonesome | 2:38 |
She's a Good Looking Mama | 2:52 |
New Sugar Mama | 2:58 |
Catfish Blues | 2:55 |
Black Minnie | 2:56 |
Elsie Blues | 2:59 |
Best of the Blues: 50 Favorites [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Baby, Please Don't Go | 1:52 |
Delta Blues Masters [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 2:06 |
Highway 49 | 2:55 |
Shake 'Em on Down | 2:48 |
The History of the Blues [Fuel 2000] [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 2:05 |
20 Best of Blues [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 1:52 |
Baby Please Don't Go [Snapper] [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 2:47 |
Big Joe Williams and the Stars of Mississippi Blues [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 3:25 |
Highway 49 | 3:13 |
Baby Please Don't Go [Alternate Take] | 2:49 |
You Can Mistreat Me Here | 2:45 |
Whiskey Head Woman | 3:00 |
Brown Skin Girl | 2:45 |
My Little Girl | 3:11 |
My Baby's Gone | 2:45 |
It's Hard to Be Lonesome | 2:38 |
She's a Good Looking Mama | 2:52 |
New Sugar Mama | 2:58 |
Black Minnie | 2:56 |
Elsie Blues | 2:59 |
Classy Mae Blues | 2:48 |
I'm a Guitar King | 2:49 |
Mozelle Blues | 2:57 |
Blues Trip Me This Morning | 3:03 |
Catfish Blues | 2:55 |
Deep Blues Story [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Baby, Please Don't Go | 2:19 |
Lost Blues Tapes/More American Folk Blues Festival [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 2:21 |
Revisited [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 2:06 |
Highway 49 | 2:55 |
The Best of Southern Blues [Fuel 2000] [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 2:05 |
The Blues, Vol. 1 [Platinum] [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Baby, Please Don't Go | 1:54 |
The Encyclopaedia of Music: Best of the Blues [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go |
Century of the Blues: The Definitve Country Blues Collection [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 2:49 |
Chicago 63 [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 1:51 |
Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Baby, Please Don't Go |
Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 3:24 |
Roots of Rock [Acrobat] [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 3:24 |
Smokestacks, Broomsters and Hoochie Coochie Men [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 3:02 |
The Blues Came from Mississippi [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 2:05 |
The Devil's Music [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Highway 49 | 2:21 |
The Rough Guides: American Roots Box [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 2:43 |
Worried Life Blues [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Baby, Please Don't Go | 3:23 |
Best of Blues: Original Blues Classics [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 2:48 |
Blues 36 Chefs-D'oeuvre [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Baby, Please Don't Go | 3:25 |
Chicago Blues [Fremeaux & Assoc.] [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 2:48 |
Golden Greats: Greatest Blues [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Baby, Please Don't Go | 2:48 |
Greatest Blues: Golden Greats [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Baby, Please Don't Go | 2:48 |
The Blues: Chicago 1937-1945 [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Coal and Iceman Blues | 3:04 |
Sloppy Drunk Blues | 3:16 |
Early in the Morning | 3:03 |
The Rough Guide to Delta Blues [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 2:43 |
When the Sun Goes Down, Vol. 1: Walk Right In [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Baby, Please Don't Go | 3:25 |
When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Baby, Please Don't Go | 3:25 |
Essential Blues Masters [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Catfish Blues | 2:55 |
Forever Blues [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 3:23 |
Roots of Rock [Yazoo 2001] [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 3:24 |
20th Century Blues [Catfish] [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 2:47 |
As Good As It Gets: Country Blues [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 3:24 |
Big Joe Williams and Friends [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Catfish Blues | 2:55 |
Blues Roots, Vol. 2 [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 2:46 |
Nothing But the Blues [Import] [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Highway 49 | 3:15 |
Baby Please Don't Go | 3:24 |
The Roots of John Lee Hooker [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 2:47 |
Absolutely the Best of the Blues, Vol. 1 [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 1:51 |
All the Blues You Need: The Indigo 5th Anniversary Box Set [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 2:47 |
Baby Please Don't Go [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 3:21 |
Crawlin' King Snake [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 2:47 |
Going Back to Crawford [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 2:44 |
Sony Music 100 Years: Soundtrack for a Century [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 2:46 |
Giants of Country Blues, Vol. 1 (1927-1938) [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | |
Highway 49 |
Masters of the Blues: Low Down Delta Blues [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go |
Ramblin' & Wanderin' [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 1:53 |
Spirit of Blues [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 3:26 |
The Essential Blue Archive: Baby Please Don't Go [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Highway 49 | |
Baby Please Don't Go |
These Are My Blues [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Baby, Please Don't Go | 3:55 |
Highway 49 | 1:54 |
Too Late, Too Late Blues, Vol. 10: 1926-1951 [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go [#] | 2:46 |
Blues Legends [Master Songs] [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go |
Guitar King 1939-1942 [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Mozelle Blues | 3:00 |
The Essential Recording of Mississippi Delta Blues: Dust My Broom [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go |
Giant of the 9-String Guitar [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 3:22 |
Highway 49 | 3:14 |
Have Mercy! [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Stool Pigeon Blues | 3:14 |
Trains on the Highway [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 3:20 |
Wild Cow Blues [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 3:10 |
Drive Away Blues | 3:20 |
Got the Blues [Disky] [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Baby, Please Don't Go | 2:48 |
Pre-War Blues Story [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go |
Rediscovered Blues [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go |
That's Blues [Golden Stars] [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go |
Blues, Vol. 1 [DA Music] [1994]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 1:43 |
Blues from the South Side [1993]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go |
Delmark 40th Anniversary Blues [1993]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 3:06 |
Sequel's Blues on a Fuse [1993]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 1:59 |
The Blues [Blue City] [1993]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 3:22 |
The Blues: A Smithsonian Collection of Classic Blues Singers [1993]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 3:20 |
The Blues: Smithsonian Collection of Classic Blues Singers [1993]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 3:22 |
The RCA Records Label: The First Note in Black Music [1992]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 2:46 |
Big Joe Williams, Vol. 2, 1945-1949 [1991]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go (MX. 4833) | 2:44 |
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1 (1935-1941) [1991]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 3:22 |
Highway 49 | 3:10 |
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1945-1949) [1991]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 2:48 |
Trumpet Masters, Vol. 2: She Left Me a Mule [1991]
Song | Duration |
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Catfish Blues | 2:58 |
Big Joe Williams & Sonny Boy Williamson [1969]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go |
Mississippi Blues [Takoma] [1969]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go |
Classic Delta Blues [1966]
Song | Duration |
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Rollin' and Tumblin' | 2:40 |
Blues on Highway 49 [1961]
Song | Duration |
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Highway 49 | 3:52 |
Nine String Guitar Wizard [1961]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go |
Walking Blues [1961]
Song | Duration |
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Feel So Good | 4:04 |
Piney Woods Blues [1958]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go | 3:04 |
Blues: Super Hits
Song | Duration |
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Baby, Please Don't Go |
Classic Blues, Vol. 2 [BluesWay]
Song | Duration |
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Highway 49 | 2:52 |
Early Recording
Song | Duration |
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Baby Please Don't Go |
Meet Me Around the Corner
Song | Duration |
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Highway 49 | 3:15 |
Baby Please Don't Go | 3:24 |
Crawlin' King Snake | 2:51 |
Stavin' Chain Blues
Song | Duration |
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Jumpin' in the Moonlight [Instrumental] | 3:39 |
Unknown Album
Song | Duration |
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Brown Skin Girl | 2:45 |
Baby Please Don't Go | 3:23 |
Highway 49 | 3:52 |
Statesboro Blues | 2:41 |
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