I have an amazing confession to make:
I have been a very big blues fan since about 1955. How big? Among many others, I've seen Jimmy Reed, Jimmy Witherspoon, Albert Collins, Sonny and Terry, and Josh White, IN PERSON.
THIS is the first time that I've listened to a recording by Big Bill Broonzy. I, of course, knew of him, but had never heard him sing a single tune.
GREAT STUFF.
Baby, Please Don't Go" is a classic blues song which has been called "one of the most played, arranged, and rearranged pieces in blues history".[1] It was popularized by Delta blues musician Big Joe Williams, who recorded the first of several versions of the song in 1935. Its roots have been traced back to nineteenth-century American songs, which deal with themes of bondage and imprisonment. "Baby, Please Don't Go" became an early blues standard with recordings by several blues musicians.