Going Back to Crawford

Joe Lee “Big Joe” Williams (1903–1982) was a legendary country bluesman. A performer for over 40 years, Williams began his career in the 1920s playing at local fish fry’s, house parties, and work camps in Mississippi and Alabama. He eventually traveled north to St. Louis in 1934, where he recorded his iconic hit “Baby, Please Don’t Go.” In 1971, Arhoolie founder Chris Stratchwitz arranged to meet and record Williams in Crawford, Mississippi. Due to a performance rights issue, the recording was not released until 1999.

Track Listing

101	Back Home Blues	Big Joe Williams	04:22
102	Baby Please Don't Go	Big Joe Williams	02:44
103	Saturday Night Women	Big Joe Williams	03:42
104	Been in Crawford Too Long	Big Joe Williams	02:59
105	Sugar Diabetes Blues	Big Joe Williams	02:46
106	Run Here Jailer With the Key	Big Joe Williams	01:55
107	Take Me Out of the Bottom	Big Joe Williams	03:06
108	Bird Nest	Big Joe Williams	03:02
109	Corrina	Big Joe Williams	01:49
110	I Walked All Night Long	Big Joe Williams	05:20
111	Sugar On the Bottom	Big Joe Williams	03:23
112	Bad Luck	Big Joe Williams	02:45
113	Checkin' Out	Big Joe Williams	03:18
114	My Last Girl / Don't Treat Her Wrong!	Big Joe Williams	03:40
115	Can't Listen No More	Big Joe Williams	03:16
116	Don't Stay Long	Big Joe Williams	03:45
117	I'm Wild About My Jelly Roll	Big Joe Williams	02:04
118	Moanin' 'Fo Day	Big Joe Williams	02:19
119	I'm Leavin' This Town	Big Joe Williams	03:32
120	I Don't Know Why	Big Joe Williams	03:11
121	My Baby Stopped Drinking Water	Big Joe Williams	01:32
122	Good Times Here, Better Down the Road	Big Joe Williams	02:01
123	Shake It Enough For Me	Big Joe Williams	02:33
124	Mary Frances	Big Joe Williams	03:05
125	My Baby Don't Stand No Foolin'	Big Joe Williams	01:56
126	She Have Broken My Heart	Big Joe Williams	02:34