Big Joe Williams - Nine String Guitar Blues
  • 01 I Got The Best King Biscuit
  • 02 Haunted House Blues
  • 03 I Done Stop Hollering
  • 04 I Got A Bad Mind
  • 05 Long Tall Woman, Skinny Mama Too
  • 06 Stack Of Dollars
  • 07 Indiana Woman Blues
  • 08 My Baby Keeps Hanging Around
  • 09 Jiving The Blues
  • 10 Jump, Baby, Jump!
  • 01 I Got The Best King Biscuit
    Genre: Blues
    MP3 (03:21) [7.67 MB]
  • 02 Haunted House Blues
    Genre: Blues
    MP3 (02:41) [6.15 MB]
  • 03 I Done Stop Hollering
    Genre: Blues
    MP3 (04:19) [9.88 MB]
  • 04 I Got A Bad Mind
    Genre: Blues
    MP3 (02:25) [5.54 MB]
  • 05 Long Tall Woman, Skinny Mama Too
    Genre: Blues
    MP3 (03:55) [8.97 MB]
  • 06 Stack Of Dollars
    Genre: Blues
    MP3 (03:24) [7.78 MB]
  • 07 Indiana Woman Blues
    Genre: Blues
    MP3 (04:41) [10.73 MB]
  • 08 My Baby Keeps Hanging Around
    Genre: Blues
    MP3 (02:46) [6.34 MB]
  • 09 Jiving The Blues
    Genre: Blues
    MP3 (03:41) [8.45 MB]
  • 10 Jump, Baby, Jump!
    Genre: Blues
    MP3 (03:07) [7.15 MB]
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Big Joe Williams
Nine String Guitar Blues
Delmark DD 627

Recorded July 13th and 20th, 1961; with Ransom Knowling on bass for six tracks.

“Any description of his guitar is inadequate. It must be thoroughly examined to be believed. It is a big flat-top Sovereign acoustic, amplified as an afterthought. Masking tape holds the body together and keeps the pick-up from falling out. An extra set of pegs is attached to the top of the head, and the holes are drilled in the bridge to accommodate the three extra strings. These double the first, second and fourth strings. The guitar is tuned in G (open tuning): d-g-d-d-g-b-b-d-d. Joe plays with the first, sometimes the second fret capoed.
The extra three strings are there not without reason. Joe aims at power; his voice needs complimenting by accompaniment of equal force. The nine-string guitar fills that purpose quite well. When his voice rings, his guitar doesn’t just follow – it rings too.”

1 I Got The Best King Biscuit 3:12
2 Haunted House Blues 2:37
3 I Done Stop Hollering 4:12
4 I Got A Bad Mind 2:20
5 Long Tall Woman, Skinny Mama Too 3:47
6 Stock Of Dollars 3:17
7 Indiana Woman Blues 4:35
8 My Baby Keeps Hanging Around 2:41
9 Jiving The Blues 3:40
10 Jump Baby Jump! 3:01

Recorded July 13 & 20, 1961

Big Joe Williams: vocals, nine string guitar
Ransom Knowing: standup bass on 1,3,5,6,9,10
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