Memphis Blues Guitar Lesson - Joe Willie Wilkins

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...