Big Joe Williams United States

Biography

Big Joe Williams (Joseph Lee Williams, Crawford, Mississippi, October 16, 1903 – December 17, 1982) 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.

Popular Songs

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  I'm a Highway Man

  Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Vol. 2 (1945-1949)

  92 BPM
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  I'm Wild About My Jelly Roll

  Going Back to Crawford

  127 BPM
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  Momma Don't Allow Me to Fool Around All Night Long

  Mississippi's Big Joe Williams and His Nine-String Guitar

  103 BPM
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  Mary Frances

  Going Back to Crawford

  129 BPM
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  Bye Bye Baby Blues

  Big Joe Williams Sings The Blues

  109 BPM

Discography

Big Joe Williams Sings The Blues

2003

Going Back to Crawford

1999

Piney Woods Blues

1998

Mississippi's Big Joe Williams and His Nine-String Guitar

1995

Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Vol. 2 (1945-1949)

1991

Blues on Highway 49

1961