Big Joe Williams Vol 1 1935 - 1941
Big Joe Williams CDs Big Joe Williams, not to be confused with ex-Basie big band singer or any of the other “blues singing Joe Williams”, was the archetypal itinerant blues singer travelling from his birthplace in Mississippi where he knew Charley Patton, Tommy McClennan and David Edwards, on to St. Louis where he married blues singer Bessie Mae Smith and then on to Chicago where for a period of time he shared lodgings with white rock-blues singer-guitarist Mike Bloomfield.

Big Joe Williams Vol 2 1945 - 1949
Big Joe Williams CDs Big Joe Williams, not to be confused with ex-Basie big band singer or any of the other “blues singing Joe Williams”, was the archetypal itinerant blues singer travelling from his birthplace in Mississippi where he knew Charley Patton, Tommy McClennan and David Edwards, on to St. Louis where he married blues singer Bessie Mae Smith and then on to Chicago where for a period of time he shared lodgings with white rock-blues singer-guitarist Mike Bloomfield.

Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey DOUBLE CD
Bill Wyman's Blues CDs Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman asked Document Records to produce a CD which would be part of a life long ambition; to pay tribute to and share with others the music that he has loved and been influenced by, The Blues. This double CD, accompanied by a 24 page colour booklet, compliments the book, television documentary and DVD of the same name. It features some of the very best blues to have been recorded from the early “Classic” female blues of the twenties through to the “Country Blues” and then on to the electric “Down Home” blues of Chicago. Whether you are a collector or just inquisitive this CD is one of the finest collections of vintage blues recordings available.

Too Late Too Late Vol 10 1926 - 1951

God Don`t Like It - Document Shortcuts Vol 1 Blues Sampler
Maybe you already know something about Document, maybe (to use a music biz term) you are just “scratching the surface”. Either way, here is a clip, a snippet, an appetizer made up from tracks found within the catalogue. You don’t have to be a collector, worrying about matrix numbers or what colour socks such and such an artist was wearing during his 1953 recording of his big hit “I’m Really Happy Blues”, to appreciate the Shortcuts albums. This music was never recorded to be analysed, it was just for people to dig it, savour it, perhaps to hear it’s message, more than likely dance to it.