Poor Bob's Blues

Serving a life sentence for murder, blues singer Robert Pete Williams (1914 – 1980) was “discovered” by folklorist Dr. Harry Oster in 1956 and was included on the Angola Prisoners’ Blues recording (ARH00419). As a result of the recording and efforts by Oster, Williams was paroled in 1959. Subsequently pardoned by the Louisiana governor, Williams was able to travel and perform at blues festivals in the US and Europe. His personal, idiosyncratic style has often been likened to that of an African musician over that of an African American musician from the South. This CD contains music from two albums recorded by Oster in the late 1950s. Allmusic.com notes that it serves as a perfect introduction to the music of a truly one-of-a-kind bluesman.

Track Listing

101	My Mind Wandering around (A Capella)	Robert Pete Williams	05:57
102	Cane Cut Man	Robert Pete Williams	05:12
103	My Daddy Was a Hoodoo Man	Robert Pete Williams	04:45
104	No More Sweet Potatoes	Robert Pete Williams	04:33
105	Poor Bob's Blues	Robert Pete Williams	03:58
106	Cows Love Music	Robert Pete Williams	04:40
107	Can't Yo-Yo No More	Robert Pete Williams	05:17
108	Shake, Shake Baby	Robert Pete Williams	04:44
109	Lord, I Done You Wrong	Robert Pete Williams	03:12
110	Been Mistreated So Long	Robert Pete Williams	03:52
201	Things All Wrong with Me	Robert Pete Williams	06:46
202	Matchbox Blues	Robert Pete Williams	05:42
203	Sad News from Korea	Robert Pete Williams	04:38
204	What a Shape I'm In	Robert Pete Williams	05:25
205	Poor Boy, Long Way from Home	Robert Pete Williams	04:13
206	Out All Night Long	Robert Pete Williams	04:14
207	Crying Won't Make Me Stay	Robert Pete Williams	05:50
208	All Out and Down	Robert Pete Williams	03:51
209	Tom and Old Master (story)	Robert Pete Williams	09:16