I'm Blue As A Man Can Be, by Robert Pete Williams

I'm Blue As A Man Can Be

by Robert Pete Williams

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1.	Pardon Denied Again 04:46	buy track
2.	This Wild Old Life 04:21	buy track
3.	Just Tippin' In 04:00	buy track
4.	Louise 04:26	buy track
5.	Church on Fire 02:58	buy track
6.	Texas Blues 05:10	buy track
7.	I'm Blue as a Man Can Be 05:23	buy track
8.	Up and Down Blues 06:04	buy track
9.	So Much is Happenin' in This Wicked World 04:11	buy track
10.	Come Here Baby 02:03	buy track
11.	Levee Camp Blues 07:00	buy track
12.	Two Wings 03:45	buy track
13.	Angola Special 04:09	buy track
14.	Motherless Children Have A Hard Time 05:22	buy track
15.	Please Lord, Help Me on My Way 04:02	buy track

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Bluesman Robert Pete Williams’ life was the stuff of legend. Serving a life sentence at the Louisiana State Penitentiary for murder, Williams was discovered by ethnomusicologist Dr. Harry Oster. Oster was at the prison recording the music sung by the inmates and was taken by Williams’ highly personal and improvisational yet complex musical style. Eventually pardoned, Williams was able to tour and performed at music events in the United States and Europe. This collection, compiled by Chris Strachwitz and Dr. Oster, features songs recorded at the penitentiary in 1959 and 1960, including “Pardon Denied Again.” When a Man Takes the Blues (ARH00395) is the companion recording to this album.

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released January 1, 1994

1994, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Arhoolie Records.

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