Originally posted on March 12, 2018
One thing about the blues is any one song can take you down a twisting, turning road to find its origin. Today’s song ‘One Way Out’ is one such example. As a result I am going to share four versions to help tell the story. So here is where it begins…I think. The great Elmore James recorded ‘One Way Out’ in late 1960/early’61 with a full band arrangement but he didn’t release it at that time. Later in 1961 and in 1963 another blues legend, Sonny Boy Williamson II recorded two versions, the second of which included legendary guitarist, Buddy Guy. The first version was more harmonica based and the second with Guy’s presence was more guitar dominated. It was the second release that grabbed the attention of the Allman Brothers Band. Getting back to Elmore James…his version was actually released posthumously in 1965, but due to Sonny Boy Wiiliamson’s…
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