ORIGINAL ROLLING STONE

More people were familiar with Mississippi?bluesman Robert Wilkins than they realized, if they?had heard the Rolling Stones' album Beggar's?Banquet. The 7th track off the album, Prodigal?Son was a direct cover of Wilkin's track That's No?Way To Get Along, which only credited?Jagger/Richards, with no credits to Wilkins himself.?Beyond a mere piece of Rolling Stones trivia?however, Robert Wilkins was a key figure in the?Delta blues, both as an influential performer, whose?cues can be heard across recordings by Buddy?Guy, John Mayall, Muddy Waters, and yes, The?Rolling Stones, but also as a key figure in the?merging of gospel music with the contemporary?blues style of the time. Witnessing a murder during?a concert drove Wilkins towards Christianity, during?which he became a priest, and introduced religious?elements and themes into his music, putting him in?the company of fellow blues ministers Blind Willie?Johnson, and Reverend Gary Davis.?The Original Rolling Stone (Clearly a playful jab?at the band) covers a period before Wilkins'?conversion in 1936. The tracks on this compilation?were recorded from 1928 to 1935, and feature?singles recorded for classic blues labels like Victor?Records and Vocalion. Though Wilkins never wrote?a signature song, his distinct vocal vibrato and?deft guitar-picking skills shine on tracks like I'll Go?With Her, Old Jim Canan's, and of course, the?infamous That's No Way To Get Along.??A1. I'll Go With Her * A2. Rollin' Stone (Pt. 1) A3. Get Away Blues * A4. Alabama Blues A5. I Do Blues * A6. Long Train Blues A7. That's No Way To Get Along B1. Fallin' Down Blues * B2. Jailhouse Blues B3. Losin' Out Blues * B4. Rollin' Stone (Pt. 2) B5. Old Jim Canan's * B6. Nashville Stonewall B7. Police Sergeant Blues