Down and Out Blues

by Sonny Boy Williamson

Down and Out Blues cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 1959
  • Label: Checker
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 33:43
  • Community rating: 3.77/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

His debut LP for Checker Records compiles impactful singles recorded since 1955, featuring his distinctively rich harmonica tone and wry lyrical delivery. With backing from legends like Muddy Waters and Willie Dixon, the album is a cornerstone of the Chicago blues tradition.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, breakup, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Don't Start Me to Talkin' (2:36)
  2. I Don't Know (2:27)
  3. All My Love in Vain (2:51)
  4. The Key (To Your Door) (3:17)
  5. Keep It to Yourself (2:51)
  6. Dissatisfied (2:45)
  7. Fattening Frogs for Snakes (2:22)
  8. Wake Up Baby (2:58)
  9. Your Funeral and My Trial (2:32)
  10. 99 (2:39)
  11. Cross My Heart (3:24)
  12. Let Me Explain (2:56)

Credits

  • Fred Below - membranophone
  • Willie Dixon - bass
  • Robert Lockwood, Jr. - guitar
  • Otis Spann - piano
  • Luther Tucker - guitar
  • Sonny Boy Williamson - harmonica, vocal

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