The Later Years 1939-1947

Tracklist

• CD 1: 1939 - 1941
• 1
  Honey Bee Blues
  3:10
• 2
  I Been Dealing With the Devil
  2:50
• 3
  War Time Blues
  2:58
• 4
  Train Fare Blues
  2:50
• 5
  Decoration Day Blues No. 2
  2:52
• 6
  New Early in the Morning
  2:43
• 7
  Welfare Store Blues
  2:51
• 8
  My Little Machine
  3:00
• 9
  Jivin' the Blues
  2:54
• 10
  Hobo Blues

  Yank Rachell
  3:31
• 11
  It Seem Like a Dream

  Yank Rachell
  2:52
• 12
  Army Man Blues

  Yank Rachell
  2:56
• 13
  38 Pistol Blues

  Yank Rachell
  2:47
• 14
  Worried Blues

  Yank Rachell
  2:50
• 15
  Biscuit Baking Woman

  Yank Rachell
  3:07
• 16
  Insurance Man Blues

  Yank Rachell
  3:07
• 17
  Up North Blues (There's a Reason)

  Yank Rachell
  2:48
• 18
  Western Union Man
  3:03
• 19
  Big Apple Blues
  3:07
• 20
  Springtime Blues
  3:03
• 21
  My Baby Made a Change
  3:12
• 22
  Shotgun Blues
  2:59
• 23
  Coal and Iceman Blues
  3:05
• 24
  Drink On, Little Girl
  3:07
• 25
  Mattie Mae Blues
  3:07
• 26
  I'm Gonna Catch You Soon
  2:46
• CD 2: 1941 - 1942
• 1
  Million Years Blues
  3:06
• 2
  Shady Grove Blues
  2:52
• 3
  Sloppy Drunk Blues
  3:16
• 4
  She Was a Dreamer
  2:39
• 5
  You Got to Step Back
  2:58
• 6
  Ground Hog Blues
  2:44
• 7
  Black Panther Blues
  2:33
• 8
  Broken Heart Blues
  2:51
• 9
  She Don't Love Me That Way
  2:42
• 10
  My Black Name Blues
  2:46
• 11
  I Have Got to Go
  2:48
• 12
  Yellow Yam Blues

  Yank Rachell
  2:39
• 13
  Tappin' That Thing

  Yank Rachell
  2:47
• 14
  Rainy Day Blues

  Yank Rachell
  2:51
• 15
  Peach Tree Blues

  Yank Rachell
  2:47
• 16
  She Loves Who She Please

  Yank Rachell
  2:55
• 17
  Bye Bye Blues

  Yank Rachell
  2:40
• 18
  Loudella Blues

  Yank Rachell
  2:51
• 19
  Katy Lee Blues

  Yank Rachell
  2:57
• 20
  Throw a Boogie Woogie

  Big Joe Williams
  2:42
• 21
  North Wind Blues

  Big Joe Williams
  2:54
• 22
  Please Don't Go

  Big Joe Williams
  2:47
• 23
  Highway 49

  Big Joe Williams
  3:13
• 24
  Someday Baby

  Big Joe Williams
  3:10
• 25
  Break 'em on Down

  Big Joe Williams
  3:13
• 26
  Love Me, Baby
  3:22
• CD 3: 1942 - 1947
• 1
  What's Gettin' Wrong With You
  2:51
• 2
  Blues That Made Me Drunk
  3:00
• 3
  Come on Baby and Take a Walk
  2:49
• 4
  Miss Stella Brown Blues
  2:51
• 5
  Desperado Woman Blues
  2:39
• 6
  Win the War Blues
  2:48
• 7
  Check Up on My Baby Blues
  2:46
• 8
  G.M. & O. Blues
  2:43
• 9
  We Got to Win
  2:43
• 10
  Sonny Boy's Jump
  2:50
• 11
  Elevator Woman
  2:42
• 12
  Drop Down Blues

  Big Joe Williams
  2:56
• 13
  Somebody's Been Worryin'

  Big Joe Williams
  3:12
• 14
  Wanita

  Big Joe Williams
  3:23
• 15
  Vitamin A

  Big Joe Williams
  2:48
• 16
  Early in the Morning
  3:02
• 17
  The Big Boat
  2:59
• 18
  Stop Breaking Down
  2:57
• 19
  You're an Old Lady
  3:12
• 20
  Sonny Boy's Cold Chills
  3:06
• 21
  Mean Old Highway
  3:24
• 22
  Hoodoo Hoodoo
  2:56
• 23
  Shake the Boogie
  2:47
  5.0 ★
• 24
  Mellow Chick Swing
  2:35
• 25
  Polly Put Your Kettle On
  2:30
• 26
  Lacey Belle
  2:50
• CD 4: 1947
• 1
  Apple Tree Swing
  2:26
• 2
  Baby Please Don't Go

  Big Joe Williams
  2:47
• 3
  Stack of Dollars

  Big Joe Williams
  2:48
• 4
  Mellow Apples

  Big Joe Williams
  2:48
• 5
  Wild Cow Moan

  Big Joe Williams
  2:54
• 6
  Baby Please Don't Go (Alt)

  Big Joe Williams
  2:49
• 7
  Wonderful Time
  3:04
• 8
  Sugar Gal
  3:01
• 9
  Willow Tree Gal
  3:13
• 10
  Alcohol Blues
  2:50
• 11
  Little Girl
  2:53
• 12
  Blues About My Baby
  2:59
• 13
  No Friend Blues
  2:52
• 14
  I Love You for Myself
  3:01
• 15
  Bring Another Half a Pint
  3:05
• 16
  Southern Dream
  2:47
• 17
  Rub a Dub
  2:40
• 18
  Better Cut That Out
  3:00
• 19
  P Vine Blues

  Big Joe Williams
  3:11
• 20
  Bad and Weak Hearted Blues

  Big Joe Williams
  2:43
• 21
  King Biscuit Stomp

  Big Joe Williams
  2:34
• 22
  I'm a Highway Man

  Big Joe Williams
  2:53
• 23
  Banta Rooster Blues

  Big Joe Williams
  2:59
• 24
  Mean Step Father Blues

  Big Joe Williams
  2:47
• 25
  House Lady Blues

  Big Joe Williams
  2:57
• 26
  Don't You Leave Me Here

  Big Joe Williams
  2:51

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Release credits

• Alfred Elkins
  additional [2], bass [20-25], washtub bass [3.1-3, 2.6-22, 2.22-24, 2.24-26]
• Armand “Jump” Jackson
  drums (drum set) [4-7, 12-15], membranophone [12-15]
• Big Bill Broonzy
  guitar [2.26, 3.1-3, 3.24-26, 4.1, 4.11-18, 1.1, 1.18-25]
• Big Joe Williams
  guitar [2.20-25, 3.12-15, 4.2-6, 4.19-26], lead vocals [2.20-25, 3.12-15, 4.2-5, 4.20-26], vocal [3.12-15, 2.20-24, 4.3-6, 4.19-26]
• Big Maceo
  piano [16-19]
• Blind John Davis
  piano [2.1-11, 2.26, 3.1-7, 3.20-26, 4.1, 4.11-18, 1.18-26]
• Charles Saunders
  drums (drum set) [3.16-19, 3.24-26, 4.1]
• Eddie Boyd
  piano [4.7-10, 3.8-11]
• Fred Williams
  drums (drum set) [2-9]
• Joshua Altheimer
  piano [2-9]
• Lawrence "Judge" Riley
  drums (drum set) [2-26], membranophone [3-4, 20-26]
• Ransom Knowling
  bass [3-4, 20-26], double bass [4.2-26, 1.26, 2.1-5, 3.8-11, 3.20-23]
• Sid Cox
  guitar [8-11]
• Sonny Boy Williamson
  additional [2], harmonica, lead vocals [4.1, 4.7-18, 1.1-6, 1.8-9, 1.18-26, 2.1-11, 2.26, 3.1-11, 3.16-26], vocal [7]
• Tampa Red
  guitar [16-19]
• Ted Summitt
  guitar [4-7]
• Walter Davis
  piano [1]
• Washboard Sam
  washboard [1.10-17, 2.9-19]
• William Mitchell
  washtub bass [10-25]
• Willie Dixon
  double bass [4.1, 3.24-26]
• Willie Lacey
  guitar [3.20-23, 4.7-10]
• Yank Rachell
  guitar [1.10-17, 2.12-19], vocal [1.10-17, 2.12-19]
• “Papa” Charlie McCoy
  guitar [6-11]
• Show all credits (23)

Issues

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  The Later Years 1939-1947

  4x CD
  2008