Big Joe Williams
About Big Joe Williams
Born : October 16, 1903 // Crawford, MS, United States Died : December 17, 1982 // Macon, MS, United States Joseph Lee Williams, billed throughout his career as Big Joe Williams, was an American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter, notable for the distinctive sound of his nine-string guitar. Performing over four decades, he recorded such songs as "Baby Please Don't Go" (Joe Williams' Washboard Blues Singers), "Crawlin' King Snake", and "Peach Orchard Mama" for a variety of record labels, including Bluebird, Delmark, Okeh, Prestige and Vocalion. Williams was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame on October 4, 1992.
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Discography
Piney Woods Blues (1958)
Tough Times (1960)
Blues for 9 Strings (1962)
Blues on Highway 49 (1962)
Three Kings And The Queen (1964)
Studio Blues (1964)
Back to the Country (1964)
Big Joe Williams (1968)
Hell Bound & Heaven Sent (1968)
Hand Me Down My Old Walking Stick (1969)
Crawling King Snake (1970)
Nine String Guitar Blues (1971)
The Legacy of the Blues, Volume 6 (1972)
Don't Your Plums Look Mellow Hanging on Your Tree (1974)
Blues From the South Side (1981)
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