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Providence Help the Poor People by Big Joe Williams • Jukebox

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Providence Help the Poor People

by Big Joe Williams · from Big Joe Williams and the Stars of Mississippi Blues

2003Blues3:07Track 3

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Review by Jules Archer★★½Sample

I wanted to love this so badly. “Providence Help the Poor People” is fine I guess.

2.8K likes

Review by DeShawn Price★★★Sample

vibes immaculate, lyrics occasionally a little 'live laugh love'

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Tracklist

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Disc 1
1
Little Leg Woman
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3:09
2
Somebody's Been Borrowing That Stuff
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3:05
3
Providence Help the Poor People
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3:07
4
49 Highway Blues
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3:09
5
My Grey Pony
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3:11
6
Stepfather Blues
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3:09
7
Baby Please Don't Go
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3:25
8
Stack O' Dollars
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3:12
9
Wild Cow Blues
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3:16
10
Worried Man Blues
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2:39
11
I Know You Gonna Miss Me
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3:03
12
Rootin' Ground Hog
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2:58
13
Brother James
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2:53
14
I Won't Be In Hard Luck No More
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2:40
15
Crawlin' King Snake
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2:51
16
I'm Getting Wild About Her
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2:48
17
Peach Orchard Mama
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2:42
18
Meet Me Around the Corner
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2:58
19
Throw a Boogie Woogie
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2:42
20
North Wind Blues
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2:55
21
Please Don't Go
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2:48
22
Highway 49
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3:14
23
Someday Baby
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3:11
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Break 'Em On Down
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3:13
Disc 2
1
Drop Down Blues
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2:57
2
Somebody's Been Worryin'
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3:13
3
Wanita
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3:24
4
Vitamin A
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2:48
5
His Spirit Lives On
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2:46
6
Baby Please Don't Go
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2:48
7
Baby Please Don't Go (Alternative Take)
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2:50
8
Stack of Dollars
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2:49
9
Mellow Apples
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2:49
10
Wild Cow Moan
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2:55
11
P Vine Blues
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3:12
12
Bad and Weakhearted Blues
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2:44
13
King Biscuit Stomp
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2:34
14
I'm a Highway Man
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2:53
15
Banta Rooster Blues
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2:59
16
Mean Step Father Blues
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2:48
17
House Lady Blues
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2:58
18
Dont' You Leave Me Here
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2:53
19
Jivin' Woman
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2:48
20
She's a Married Woman
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2:41
21
Mama Don't Allow Me
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2:45
22
Delta Blues
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2:41
23
Overhauling Blues
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2:46
24
Whistling Pines
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2:35
25
She Left Me a Mule
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2:33
26
Bad Heart Blues
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2:45
Disc 3
1
You Can Mistreat Me Here
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2:46
2
New 'Shake' 'Em On Down'
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3:10
3
Bottle It Up and Go
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2:49
4
Whiskey Head Woman
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3:01
5
Brown Skin Girl
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2:45
6
cotton Patch Blues
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2:47
7
Baby Don't You Want to Go
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2:58
8
Baby, Please Don't You Know
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2:44
9
I'm Going Don't You Know
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2:44
10
New Highway 51
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2:51
11
She's Just Good Huggin' Size
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2:59
12
My Little Girl
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2:52
13
My Baby's Gone
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2:45
14
It's Hard to Be Lonesome
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2:39
15
My Baby's Doggin' Me
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2:41
16
She's a Good Looking Mama
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2:52
17
Whiskey Head Man
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2:51
18
New Sugar Mama
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2:58
19
Down to Sking and Blones Blues
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2:43
20
Katy Mae Blues
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2:46
21
Love With a Feeling
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3:00
22
Drop Down Mama
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2:52
23
Black Minnie
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2:56
24
Elsie Blues
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3:00
25
Des'e My Blues
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3:16
Disc 4
1
Cross Cut Saw Blues (Take 1) - Tommy McClennan
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2:44
2
Cross Cut Saw Blues (Take 2) - Tommy McClennan
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2:47
3
Classy Mae Blues - Tommy McClennan
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2:48
4
You Can't Read My Mind - Tommy McClennan
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3:01
5
Travelin' Highway Man - Tommy McClennan
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3:01
6
Deep Blue Sea Blues - Tommy McClennan
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3:02
7
I'm a Guitar King - Tommy McClennan
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2:50
8
It's a Crying Pity - Tommy McClennan
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2:52
9
Mozelle Blues - Tommy McClennan
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2:57
10
Blues Trip Me This Morning - Tommy McClennan
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3:03
11
Mr So and So Blues - Tommy McClennan
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2:46
12
Roll Me, Baby - Tommy McClennan
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3:04
13
I Love My Baby - Tommy McClennan
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3:08
14
Shake It Up and Go - Tommy McClennan
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2:57
15
Blue As I Can Be - Tommy McClennan
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2:45
16
Bluebird Blues - Tommy McClennan
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2:59
17
Bluebird Blues (Take 2) - Tommy McClennan
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2:56
18
Boogie Woogie Woman - Tommy McClennan
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3:01
19
Catfish Blues - Robert Petway
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2:56
20
Ride 'Em On Down - Robert Petway
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2:58
21
Rockin' Chair Blues - Robert Petway
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3:03
22
My Little Girl - Robert Petway
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3:11
23
Let Me Be Your Boss - Robert Petway
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3:13
24
Left My Baby Crying - Robert Petway
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3:10
25
Sleepy Woman Blues - Robert Petway
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2:46
Disc 5
1
Don't Go Down Baby - Robert Petway
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3:03
2
Bertha Lee Blues - Robert Petway
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2:54
3
Hollow Log Blues - Robert Petway
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3:05
4
In the Evening - Robert Petway
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2:53
5
My Baby Left Me - Robert Petway
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3:16
6
Cotton Pickin' Blues - Robert Petway
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3:15
7
Roamin' and Ramblin' Blues - David 'Honeyboy' Edwards
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3:02
8
You Got to Roll (Levee Camp Song) - David 'Honeyboy' Edwards
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0:58
9
You Got to Roll - David 'Honeyboy' Edwards
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2:33
10
Water Coast Blues - David 'Honeyboy' Edwards
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5:54
11
Stagolee - David 'Honeyboy' Edwards
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1:07
12
Just a Spoonful - David 'Honeyboy' Edwards
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1:47
13
Spread My Raincoat Down - David 'Honeyboy' Edwards
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2:41
14
Hellatakin' Blues - David 'Honeyboy' Edwards
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0:50
15
Wind Howlin' Blues - David 'Honeyboy' Edwards
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3:15
16
Worried Life Blues - David 'Honeyboy' Edwards
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2:56
17
Tear It Down Rag - David 'Honeyboy' Edwards
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1:09
18
The Army Blues - David 'Honeyboy' Edwards
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3:51
19
It's Killin' Me - Willie 'Poor Boy' Lofton
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2:54
20
Poor Boy Blues - Willie 'Poor Boy' Lofton
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2:43
21
Jake Le - Willie 'Poor Boy' Loftong Blues
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3:05
22
My Mean Baby Blues - Willie 'Poor Boy' Lofton
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2:57
23
Dirty Mistreater - Willie 'Poor Boy' Lofton
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2:50
24
Rainy Day Blues - Willie 'Poor Boy' Lofton
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3:00
25
Beer Garden Blues - Willie 'Poor Boy' Lofton
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3:01
26
Dark Road Blues - Willie 'Poor Boy' Lofton
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3:04

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Review by Priya Raman★★★Sample

Not every song lands, but when it does it LANDS. “Providence Help the Poor People” is the keeper.

2.2K likes

Review by Nadia Haddad★★★★Sample

Played this on a road trip and now every highway sounds like “Providence Help the Poor People”.

2.0K likes

Review by lena★★★Sample

Overhyped? Maybe. Did I still cry at “Providence Help the Poor People”? Also maybe.

1.0K likes