Big Joe Williams

Real Name:
Joseph Lee Williams
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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", "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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Tough Times

(LP, Album)
Arhoolie Records 1960

Nine String Guitar Blues

(LP, Album)
Delmark 1961

Blues On Highway 49

(LP, Album, Mono)
Delmar Records 1962

Roosevelt Sykes / Big Joe Williams / Lonnie Johnson (2) / Victoria Spivey - Three Kings And The Queen (LP, Album)

Spivey Records 1962

Lightnin' Hopkins / Sonny Terry / Brownie McGhee / Joe Williams* - Southern Meetin' (2 versions)

Kimberly 1964

Mr. Shortstuff* and Big Joe Williams - Introducing Mr. Shortstuff - His 1st Recordings (LP, Album)

Spivey Records 1964

Untitled

(LP, Album)
XTRA 1966

Son HouseSkip JamesBukka WhiteBig Joe Williams - Living Legends (LP, Album)

Verve Folkways 1967

Piney Woods Blues

(LP)
Delmar Records 1969

Hand Me Down My Old Walking Stick

(LP)
Liberty 1969

Thinking Of What They Did To Me

(LP, Album)
Arhoolie Records 1970

Crawlin' King Snake

(LP, Mono)
RCA International 1970

Ramblin' And Wanderin' Blues

(2 versions)
Storyville 1972

Robert Pete Williams With Big Joe Williams - Robert Pete Williams With Big Joe Williams (LP, Album)

Storyville 1972

Big Joe Williams With Lightnin' Hopkins & Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry - Blues Bash (Vinyl, Liv)

Olympic Records (4) 1973

Walking Blues

(3 versions)
Fantasy, Carrere 1981

Big Joe Williams

(LP, Album)
PGP RTB, Storyville 1983

Sonny Boy Williamson - Big Joe Williams - Throw A Boogie Woogie (LP)

Bluebird (3) 1989

Have Mercy!

(CD)
Tradition 1996

The George Mitchell Collection

(CDr, Album)
Fat Possum Records 2006

Big Joe Williams Early Recordings 1935-1941

(LP)
Mamlish Unknown

Hand Me Down My Old Walking Stick

(LP, Album)
World Pacific Unknown

Piney Woods Blues

(LP)
Delmar Records Unknown

Big Joe Williams

(LP)
Archive Of Folk & Jazz Music Unknown

Singles & EPs

A Man Sings The Blues

(7", EP)
Collector Records 1960
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