baby don baby don blues song called played arranged rearranged pieces blues history music historian likely adaptation long john old folk theme dating slavery united_states delta blues musician big popularized versions beginning song roots traced nineteenth century american songs deal themes imprisonment baby don early blues standard recordings blues musicians big world war chicago blues rhythm blues artists adapted song newer music styles version reached race records chart recorded song electric chicago ensemble blues piece influenced subsequent renditions 1960s baby don popular rock song northern irish group recorded music writers identified studio guitarist time participating recording exact contributions unclear subsequently uptempo rock arrangement rock standard baby don inducted blues rock roll halls fame background baby don likely adaptation long john old folk theme dates time slavery united_states related group early twentieth century blues songs include alabama bound elder green blues man gone don leave turn lamp low songs traced late nineteenth century work songs author suggests connection song title late 1920s early 1930s johnson married jazz influenced blues guitarist recorded song discussed influencing later performers blues researcher notes williams said song written wife singer aka popular 1920s 1930s original song big theme october recording baby don session records chicago ensemble piece williams vocal guitar accompanied string listed blues singers single musical song indicates moderate tempo bar blues common time key delta blues songs era remains chord progression dominant chords lyrics express prisoner anxiety lover leaving returns home song hit established williams recording career december recorded second version titled don chicago modern arrangement lyrics blues historian calls exciting version williams recorded trademark string guitar accompanying boy harmonica alfred imitation bass possibly bass songs appeared recording industry publications began tracking releases unknown version popular recorded columbia_records bass judge riley drums version reach chart represents urban blues treatment song later blues recordings popularity release big baby don blues musicians began recording interpretations song soon blues standard early examples include tampa kid big early 1950s song reworked contemporary musical styles early rhythm blues jump blues version version number hit cuban influenced rendition recast song chicago blues ensemble piece waters regularly performed baby don live recordings live versions appear newport live chicago members rolling_stones allmusic critic cites influence waters adaptation likely link williams recordings rock covers came 1960s 1970s muddy waters chess retains swinging williams takes session musicians beef steady driving rhythm section electrified instruments blues rendition background baby don earliest songs recorded northern irish band fronted year old rendition song derived version recorded don baby pseudonym king song appeared album titled correct names acquired morrison later explained baby don songs like devil slow stuff baby don fast number struck unique different lot soul soul heard previous records recording composition recorded baby don october morrison conflicting information participated session addition group original members guitarist bassist drummer keyboard player suggested keyboards second drum kit second guitar keyboards page biographer notes dispute page piercing blues line defines song played run harrison devised page backed harrison morrison acknowledged page participation early sessions played rhythm guitar thing doubled bass riff morrison biographer notes page doubled distinctive riff worked music critic comments song middle passage guitarist session player feeling way song half riffs high random distracted metal blues rock arrangement regarded definitive appeal ing lead guitar section according music writer releases charts baby don released second single november hit reaching number singles chart single released hit following year song included original british american albums angry young appeared compilation albums story featuring van morrison best van morrison reissued single london reached number chart accompanied performance sings plays baby don guitar sitting dock harmonica backing morrison released come dvd version baby don feature live shows beginning expressed interest inspiration early blues songs music writer identifies adaptation song likely source november angus young recorded australian debut album high voltage identified drummer song suggests recorded wall notes producer played bass album claims album tracks recorded high voltage single baby don released simultaneously australia february allmusic critic called song positively explosive issued single largely ignored baby don began receiving airplay single entered chart end march peaked number april april month drummer bassist joined group performed song australian music program countdown appearance angus wore trade mark uniform scott took stage wearing wig blonde dress according author describes scott notes short skirt evans describes reaction soon vocals begin comes drums dressed like bomb went joint everybody broke laughter scott wonderful sense humor scott camera guitar solo vocal section lights cigarette angus green laughs performance baby don popular performances closing number song released internationally compilation video countdown included family dvd compilation recordings artists recorded baby don blues cover album released march album produced worked group earlier albums reflects return hard rock roots billboard magazine describes song kind straight ahead hard driving track band 1970s records usa today called version terrific revival single released album reached number seven chart music video directed produced promote single subsequently song staple band concert repertoire recorded renditions include like reached number hot singles record chart turn friend recognition legacy big baby don included list songs inducted classics blues recordings category foundation noted addition blues recordings song revived fashion rock bands 60s years
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