Lyrics

"Bluebird Blues"

Bluebird, now, bluebird
Please take the letter down south for me
Bluebird, now, bluebird
Please take...

Biography

His correct age may remain in doubt (he's claimed he was born as early as 1905), but the slashing slide guitar skills of Homesick James Williamson have never been in question. Many of his most satisfying recordings have placed him in a solo setting, where his timing eccentricities don't disrupt the proceedings (though he's made some fine band-backed waxings as well). Williamson was playing guitar at age ten and soon ran away from his Tennessee home to play at fish fries and dances.

Discography