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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 Willia...
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