However, Johnson, who was married to jazz-influenced blues guitarist Lonnie Johnson, never recorded it and her song is not discussed as influencing later performers. Īuthor Linda Dahl suggests a connection to a song with the same title by Mary Williams Johnson in the late 1920s and early 1930s. These variants were recorded by Charlie Patton, Lead Belly, Monette Moore, Henry Thomas, and Tampa Red. The song, a vaudeville show tune, inspired several other songs between 19, such as "Elder Greene Blues", "Alabama Bound", and "Don't You Leave Me Here". Blues researcher Paul Garon notes that the melody is based on " Alabamy Bound", composed by Tin Pan Alley writer Ray Henderson, with lyrics by Buddy DeSylva and Bud Green in 1925. "Baby, Please Don't Go" is likely an adaptation of "Long John", an old folk theme which dates back to the time of slavery in the United States. "Baby, Please Don't Go" has been inducted into both the Blues and Rock and Roll Halls of Fame. AC/DC and Aerosmith are among the rock groups who have recorded the song.
Subsequently, Them's uptempo rock arrangement also made it a rock standard. Jimmy Page, a studio guitarist at the time, participated in the recording session, possibly on rhythm guitar. In the 1960s, "Baby, Please Don't Go" became a popular rock song after the Northern Irish group Them recorded it in 1964. By the early 1950s, the song became a blues standard. In 1953, Muddy Waters recorded the song as an electric Chicago-ensemble blues piece, which influenced many subsequent renditions. In 1952, a doo-wop version by the Orioles reached the top ten on the R&B chart. Īfter World War II, Chicago blues and rhythm and blues artists adapted the song to newer music styles. Many cover versions followed, leading to its description as "one of the most played, arranged, and rearranged pieces in blues history" by French music historian Gérard Herzhaft. " Baby, Please Don't Go" is a traditional blues song that was popularized by Delta blues musician Big Joe Williams in 1935. Single by Joe Williams' Washboard Blues Singers
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