These are the long-lost, never before released recordings of the enigmatic blues man Ollie Watkins, who is remembered by only a handful of people who witnessed him playing on the streets & in informal gatherings in California's Central Valley in the late 1950s & early 1960s, when these recordings were made. The biting guitar playing, soulful vocals & recorded reminiscences reveal a troubled man & mind
3 Mr. Lou Wants Me to Tell My Life Story (Interview with Ollie)
4 California Blues (Blue Yodel Number 4)
5 Precious Lord
6 Greyhound Bus
7 Baby Doll
8 ... Saw My Mother, When She Got Me Out of the Nuthouse (Interview with Ollie)
9 Used to Keep Me Worried
10 Woman I've Been Knowin'
11 Lord I Want to Go Through
12 I'm Twenty One
13 Baby Doll (Alternate Take)
14 I Ain't Never
15 Call Him Mister Now... Respect Him (Interview with Ollie)
16 California Blues (Blue Yodel Number 4) (Alternate Take)
17 Twist
These are the long-lost, never before released recordings of the enigmatic blues man Ollie Watkins, who is remembered by only a handful of people who witnessed him playing on the streets & in informal gatherings in California's Central Valley in the late 1950s & early 1960s, when these recordings were made. The biting guitar playing, soulful vocals & recorded reminiscences reveal a troubled man & mind
