Homesick James Williamson

   
Artist: Homesick James Williamson

   Genre(s): 
Blues
   

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Discography:


   
 My Home Ain t Here

   Year: 2004   
Tracks: 10

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His correct eld may remain in doubtfulness (he's claimed he was innate as early as 1905), merely the slashing slide guitar skills of Homesick James Williamson experience never been in dubiousness. Many of his most comforting recordings have placed him in a solo setting, where his timing eccentricities don't cut off the proceedings (though he's made some fine band-backed waxings as well).


Williamson was playing guitar at age 10 and shortly ran by from his Tennessee home to toy at fish french-fried potatoes and dances. His travels took the guitarist through Mississippi and North Carolina during the twenties, where he crossed paths with Yank Rachell, Sleepy John Estes, Blind Boy Fuller, and Big Joe Williams.


Subsiding in Chicago during the thirties, Williamson played local clubs and recorded for RCA Victor in 1937. The miles and gigs had added up in front Williamson made some of his finest sides in 1952-53 for Art Sheridan's Chance Records (including the authoritative "Homesick" that gave him his long-suffering stage key out).


James also worked extensively as a sideman, championship harp great Sonny Boy Williamson in 1945 at a Chicago gin rummy stick called the Purple Cat and during the fifties with his cousin, glide master Elmore James (to whom Homesick is stylistically indebted). He likewise recorded with James during the fifties. Homesick's have yield included blooming 45s for Colt and USA in 1962, a fine 1964 album for Prestige, and foursome tracks on a Vanguard anthology in 1965.


Williamson has never stopped-up recording and touring; he's done recent albums for Appaloosa and Earwig. No matter what his current chronological historic period, there's zero superannuated around the blues of Homesick James Williamson.





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