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(1952) Sun ''Mr. Downchild'' Joe Willie Wilkins

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STUDIO SESSION FOR JOE WILLIE WILKINS AT THE MEMPHIS RECORDING SERVICE FOR SUN RECORDS 1952 SUN RECORDING STUDIO 706 UNION AVENUE, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE SUN SESSION: PROBABLY WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 10, 1952 SESSION HOURS: UNKNOWN PRODUCER AND RECORDING ENGINEER - SAM PHILLIPS ''MR. DOWNCHILD'' - B.M.I. - 4:30 Composer: - Joe Willie Wilkins Publisher: - Copyright Control Matrix number: - None - Not Originally Issued Recorded: - December 10, 1952 Released: - October 30, 2006 First appearance: - Red Light Records (MP3) Internet Sample mono VARIOUS ARTISTS - THE DEVIL'S MUSIC - VOLUME 1 Name (Or. No. Of Instruments) Joe Willie Wilkins - Guitar Joe Hill Louis - Drums Bill Johnson - Piano © - 706 UNION AVENUE SESSIONS - ©

About Joe Willie Wilkins

Joe Willie Wilkins, born January 7, 1923 (or 1921) in Davenport, Mississippi, died March 28, 1979 in Memphis, Tennessee, was an American blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He played with Sonny Boy Williamson (2) and Robert Lockwood Jr. in the 1930s-1940s, and beginning in 1951-1952 was heard backing artists such as Arthur Crudup, Willie Love, Willie Nix, and Sonny Boy Williamson recorded for Sun or Trumpet. Only in the 1970s did Wilkins record under his own name, including a full album, re...

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