Baby, Please Don’t Go

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BABY, PLEASE DON’T GO (Amboy Dukes)

“Baby, Please Don’t Go” is a classic blues song which has been called “one of the most played, arranged, and rearranged pieces in blues history”. It was popularized by Delta blues musician Big Joe Williams, who recorded the first of several versions of the song in 1935. A variety of artists have recorded the song; some of these include: Amboy Dukes (1967). (More from Wikipedia)

Mainstream Records does have some prominent albums to its credit, however, including the first album by Big Brother and the Holding Company (not long after Janis Joplin joined up) and the first three albums by the Amboy Dukes, Ted Nugent’s early band (including their big hit “Journey to the Center of the Mind”).

The Amboy Dukes’ raw treatment of Big Joe Williams’ “Baby, Please Don't Go” from their first album was included on the original Nuggets compilation album and already features Ted Nugent’s signature guitar licks.

(April 2011)