Big Joe Williams

Big Joe Williams
Born: Oct 16, 1903 in Crawford, MS
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Died: Dec 17, 1982 in Macon, MS
Genre: Blues
Styles: Delta Blues, Acoustic Blues, Electric Delta Blues, Blues Revival, Prewar Country Blues, Country Blues
Biography: Big Joe Williams may have been the most cantankerous human being who ever walked the earth with guitar in hand. At the same time, he was an incredible blues musician: a gifted songwriter, a powerhouse vocalist, and an exceptional idiosyncratic guitarist. Despite his deserved reputation as a fighter (documented ...Read full biography
Malvina My Sweet Woman (M)
Released: 1988
Label: Oldie Blues
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Big Joe Williams & Sonny Boy Williamson
Released: 1969
Label: Blues Classics
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This is one of the great team-ups of artists from the country blues fields. Not only do these two performers work well together, they both play blues with such great intensity that fans of the genre will ...Read full review
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