Alan Lomax made these recordings in a hotel room in Atlanta, Georgia in 1940. Blind Willie was in excellent form, whether playing or responding to Lomax's questions.
2000 remaster.
- 1a Just As Well Get Ready, You Got To Die
- 1b Climbing High Mountains, Tryin To Get Home
- 2 Monologue On Accidents
- 3 Boll Weevil
- 4 Delia
- 5 Dying Crapshooter's Blues
- 6 Will Fox
- 7 I Got To Cross The River Jordan
- 8a Monologue On Old Songs
- 8b Old Time Religion, Amen
- 9 Amazing Grace
- 10a Monologue On The History Of The Blues
- 10b Monologue On Life As Maker Of Records
- 10c Monologue On Himself
- 11 King Edward Blues
- 12 Murderer's Home Blues
- 13 Kill-It-Kid Rag
- 14 Chainey
- 15 I Got To Cross De River O Jordan