1 	Juanita 	3:50
2 	My Baby 	3:11
3 	Time Is Growin' Near 	6:34
4 	Lonesome Ol' Train 	6:06
5 	Someday Baby 	4:39
6 	Drivin' Dog 	4:00
7 	Careless Love	2:48
8 	The Right Life 	4:35
9 	I Can't Hold Out	3:32
10 	Stop That Thing 	5:24

Bass – Casey Lutton
Drums – Jim Karstein
Rhythm Guitar – David "Guitar" Jones, Fred James
Vocals, Lead Guitar, Slide Guitar – Homesick James 

Homesick James was one of the last of the first generation Chicago Bluesmen to play an important part in American music history. He developed a self-taught style of slide guitar through playing in his teens. Little is known about his early life. He played with Yank Rachell, Sleepy John Estes, Blind Boy Fuller and Big Joe Williams as well as his cousin, Elmore James. Along with Muddy Waters, Howlin'Wolf, Little Walter and John Lee Hooker, he helped to lay the groundwork for rock and roll and shaped the form of all popular music to come. His passing in 2006 in his mid-nineties left a void in the blues world that will never be filled. ---Editorial Reviews, amazon.com

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A1 	The Woman I'm Lovin' 	1:40
A2 	She May Be Your Woman 	2:40
A3 	Goin' Down Swingin' 	3:45
A4 	Homesick's Shuffle 	3:00
A5 	Johnny Mae 	3:30
A6 	Gott Move 	2:30
B1 	Lonesome Road 	3:25
B2 	Working With Homesick 	3:20
B3 	The Cloud Is Crying 	3:25
B4 	Homesick's Blues 	3:10
B5 	Crawlin' 	1:50
B6 	Stones In My Passway	3:20

Bass – Eddie Taylor
Drums – Clifton James
Piano – Lafayette Leake
Vocals, Guitar – Homesick James

Blues on the South Side is probably the best album slide guitarist Homesick James ever laid down (originally for Prestige in 1964). The stylistic similarities to his cousin, the great Elmore James, are obvious, but Homesick deviates repeatedly from the form. Tough as nails with a bottleneck, he goes for the jugular on "Goin' Down Swingin'," "Johnny Mae," and "Gotta Move," supported by pianist Lafayette Leake, guitarist Eddie Taylor, and drummer Clifton James. ---Bill Dahl, AllMusic Review

Homesick James never quite got the accolades that his legendary cousin Elmore did, but I can assure you as a huge fan of both, he is just as powerful in his playing and singing.. There is rumor that during the Fire/Fury sessions that Homesick played for Elmore as a sideman on, Homesick even played lead on certain cuts such as "Homesick's Blues" but gave the credit to Elmore who actually was playing 2nd guitar not lead. Homesick even claims to have taught Elmore the Dust My Broom Groove which is probably the most copied and emulated guitar lick ever.

This 1964 setting is just pure Chicago Blues. Drums, bass, and piano lay a mean groove and let Homesick weave his slide guitar and anguished vocals through one of the best sessions I have ever heard. Standouts include the burning slow groove "Goin' Down Swingin' and a version of the aforementioned "Homesick's Blues" that includes the Dust My Broom slide groove. I can honestly say there is not one letdown on this recording. From start to finsish this is Chicago Blues the way it is supposed to be, powerful and passionate. It is a credit to Homesick that now in his 80's is still performing festival dates and occasional shows. I looked for a long time to find this whole session after getting 4 track from it on another CD, I strongly urge anyone who likes Chicago Blues and/or slide guitar to purchase this without hesitation!! ---Brian Frieben, amazon.com

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A1 	Crossroads 	
A2 	Nothin' But Trouble 	
A3 	Shake Your Money Maker 	
A4 	Cross Town 	
A5 	Careless Love 	
A6 	After You There Won't Be Nobody Else 	
B1 	The Woman I Love 	
B2 	I Feel Alright 	
B3 	Drivin' Dog 	
B4 	She Knows How To Love Me 	
B5 	Homesick Blues Again 	

Bass – Bob Brunning
Drums – John Hunt
Guitar – Homesick James
Harmonica – Snooky Pryor
Piano – Bob Hall (3)
Vocals – Homesick James (A1, A3, A5, B1, B3, B5), Snooky Pryor (A2, A4, A6, B2, B4)

Virgin Records, London

While the playing of both musicians is of highest standards, it is obvious on this first disc that combined efforts of these two giants were at that point lesser convincing than examples of their later, much more solid collaboration. It is also notable that Snooky Pryor is slightly overshadowed by Homesick's vigorous guitar playing. --- Dimitri, amazom.com

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A1 	13 Highway 	3:06
A2 	12 Year Old Boy 	3:24
A3 	Buddy Brown 	3:53
A4 	Fayette County Blues 	2:40
A5 	Little Girl 	3:09
A6 	In Love 	2:49
B1 	My Baby's Gone 	2:55
B2 	Little And Low 	3:01
B3 	I Need Love (Money Getter) 	3:14
B4 	I Ain't Doin' No Good 	3:22
B5 	Sugar Mama 	4:02
B6 	Woman I Love 	3:29

Bass – Dave Myers
Drums – Willie Smith
Guitar – Eddie Taylor
Guitar, Liner Notes – Homesick James
Harmonica – Snooky Pryor

Homesick James (30 April 1910 - 13 December 2006) was a black American blues musician. He is believed to have been born John William Henderson, but later used the name James A. Williamson and was sometimes referred to as Homesick James Williamson. He was born in Somerville, Tennessee, the son of Cordellia Henderson and Plez Williamson Rivers, who were both musicians. He developed a self-taught style of slide guitar through playing at local dances in his teens. His early life is uncertain. He claimed to have played with Yank Rachell, Sleepy John Estes, Blind Boy Fuller and Big Joe Williams, among others, and to have been acquainted with Robert Johnson. He also claimed to be the older cousin of Elmore James, to have bought Elmore James his first guitar, and to have taught him how to play slide. However, some of these claims are unconfirmed.

By the early 1930s he was based in Chicago, and formed a band called The Dusters that included Snooky Pryor and "Babyface" Leroy Foster. He may have first recorded for RCA Victor in 1937, but this is also unconfirmed, and by 1938 may have begun playing electric guitar. His first certain recordings were in 1952 for Chance Records, recording the tracks Lonesome Ole Train and "Homesick" which gave him his stage name.

During the late 1940s and 1950s he worked with both Sonny Boy Williamson II (Rice Miller), and with Elmore James. He was a longtime member of Elmore James' band from 1955 to 1963, contributing to such classics as Dust My Broom, The Sky is Crying, and Roll and Tumble. Elmore James is said to have died on Homesick's couch while the latter frantically searched for the former's heart pills. As a solo performer, he recorded for the Colt and USA labels in 1962, including a version of Robert Johnson's Crossroads. Homesick James's slide guitar style, not as refined as Elmore James', traces back to Johnson's. He also recorded a 1964 album for Prestige Records, Blues On the South Side (Prestige OBCCD 529-2), including another of his best-known covers, Stones In My Passway, and some tracks for Vanguard that are available on the compilation Chicago: The Blues Today. One of his own songs, Gotta Move (also on Blues On the South Side) was covered (as Got To Move) both by Elmore James and by Fleetwood Mac.

In the 1970s he began playing at blues festivals, including some in Europe, often with Snooky Pryor. He continued to record for labels including Delmark, Prestige, Big Bear, Appaloosa and Icehouse Records. Homesick married Rosa Magiullo, an Italian immigrant, who owns and operates premier blues club Rosa's Lounge on the west side of Chicago in the 1970's - they would remain married until his death although he rarely saw her. Her son Tony is a well-known blues drummer in Chicago and Europe. Homesick was referred to by name in the Deacon Blue song Fergus Sings the Blues, in the lyric "Homesick James, my biggest influence". Homesick toured the country with Big Walter Horton and appeared on National Public Radio broadcasts live from college campuses in the late 1970's, backed by Rich Molina, Bradley P. Smith, Eddie Taylor, Guido Sinclair and Paul Nebenzahl. He remained an active performer into his 90s, performing both locally and at international festivals, but stopped recording in 2004. He died on December 13, 2006 in Springfield, Missouri. He is buried in Covington, Tennessee. --- bluessearchengine.com

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A1 	The Woman I'm Lovin' 	
A2 	She May Be Your Woman 	
A3 	Goin' Down Swingin' 	
A4 	Homesick's Shuffle 	
A5 	Johnny Mae 	
A6 	Gotta Move 	
B1 	Lonesome Road 	
B2 	Working With Homesick 	
B3 	The Cloud Is Crying 	
B4 	Homesick's Blues 	
B5 	Crawlin' 	
B6 	Stones In My Passway

Homesick James – vocals, guitar
Lafayette Leake – piano
Lee Jackson – bass
Clifton James – drums

Label: Juke ‎– J LP-1

His birth date may have been in doubt (he claimed he was born as early as 1905), but the slashing slide guitar skills of Homesick James Williamson were never in question. Many of his most satisfying recordings placed him in solo settings, where his timing eccentricities didn't disrupt the proceedings (though he 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. His travels took the guitarist through Mississippi and North Carolina during the 1920s, where he crossed paths with Yank Rachell, Sleepy John Estes, Blind Boy Fuller, and Big Joe Williams.

Settling in Chicago during the 1930s, Williamson played local clubs and recorded for RCA Victor in 1937. The miles and gigs had added up before Williamson made some of his finest sides in 1952-1953 for Art Sheridan's Chance Records (including the classic "Homesick" that gave him his enduring stage name).

James also worked extensively as a sideman, backing harp great Sonny Boy Williamson in 1945 at a Chicago gin joint called The Purple Cat and during the 1950s with his cousin, slide master Elmore James (to whom Homesick was stylistically indebted). He also recorded with James during the 1950s. Homesick's own output included crashing 45s for Colt and USA in 1962, a fine 1964 album for Prestige, and four tracks on a Vanguard anthology in 1965.

Williamson recorded into the 1990s, issuing albums on Appaloosa and Earwig, and continued touring and making festival appearances well into the 2000s. Williamson's last public appearance was at a British blues festival in July of 2006; he died on December 13 of that year. Throughout his life -- and even when he was in his nineties -- there was nothing over-the-hill about the blues of Homesick James Williamson. --- Bill Dahl, allmusic.com

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