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Big Joe Williams (16 Oct 1903 - 17 Dec 1982)

Male Person - Mississippi American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter

 Also known as (1)

Releases (41)

Official

Album

  1. Piney Woods Blues 1958
  2. Blues for 9 Strings 1962
  3. Blues on Highway 49 1962
  4. Back to the Country 1964
  5. Studio Blues 1964
  6. Big Joe Williams 1968
  7. Hand Me Down My Old Walking Stick 1969
  8. Nine String Guitar Blues Aug 1971
  9. The Legacy of the Blues, Volume 6 1972
  10. Blues From the South Side 1981
  11. The Final Years 1994
  12. Mississippi's Big Joe Williams and His Nine-String Guitar 1995
  13. No More Whiskey 1998
  14. Going Back to Crawford 18 May 1999 (as Big Joe Williams & Friends)

Album - Live

  1. At Folk City 1963
  2. These Are My Blues 1998
  3. Watergate Blues 12 Dec 2000
  4. The George Mitchell Collection 2006

Album - Compilation

  1. Classic Delta Blues 1966
  2. Walking Blues 1981
  3. Shake Your Boogie 1990
  4. Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Vol. 2: 1945-1949 1991
  5. Baby Please Don't Go 1994
  6. The Blues Collection: Big Joe Williams, Baby Please Don't Go 1994
  7. Sugar Mama 1997
  8. Po' Joe 1999
  9. Meet Me Around the Corner 2001
  10. Absolutely the Best 2001
  11. I Got Wild 23 Sep 2003
  12. Big Joe Williams and the Stars of Mississippi Blues 2003
  13. Big Joe Williams Sings The Blues 2003
  14. Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 1: 1935 - 1941 2007
  15. The Original Ramblin' Bluesman 1945-1961 04 Nov 2019

Single

  1. Little Leg Woman / Somebody's Been Borrowing That Stuff Apr 1935 (as Joe Williams)
  2. 49 Highway Blues / Stepfather Blues Jul 1935 (as Joe Williams)
  3. Baby Please Don't Go 1935
  4. Stack O' Dollars / Worried Man Blues Jan 1936
  5. I Know You Gonna Miss Me / Brother James Jun 1937 (as Big Joe)
  6. Rootin’ Ground Hog / I Won’t Be in Hard Luck No More Jul 1937 (as Big Joe)
  7. Crawlin' King Snake / Meet Me Around the Corner May 1941 (as Joe Williams)
  8. I'm Getting Wild About Her / Peach Orchard Mama Jul 1941 (as Joe Williams)

Relationships (1)

Member Of

  1. Joe Williams' Washboard Blues Singers eponymous

Recordings by (392)

  1. Little Leg Woman 3:08 (Apr 1935)
  2. Somebody’s Been Borrowing That Stuff 3:04 (Apr 1935)
  3. 49 Highway Blues 3:08 (Jul 1935)
  4. Stepfather Blues 3:07 (Jul 1935)
  5. Baby, Please Don’t Go 3:24 (1935)
  6. Wild Cow Blues 3:15 (1935)
  7. Stack O’ Dollars 3:11 (Jan 1936)
  8. Worried Man Blues 2:39 (Jan 1936)
  9. Brother James 2:55 (Jun 1937)
  10. I Know You Gonna Miss Me 3:04 (Jun 1937)
  11. Rootin’ Ground Hog 3:01 (Jul 1937)
  12. I Won’t Be in Hard Luck No More 2:39 (Jul 1937)
  13. Meet Me Around the Corner 2:58 (May 1941)
  14. Crawlin’ King Snake 2:51 (May 1941)
  15. I’m Getting Wild About Her 2:48 (Jul 1941)
  16. Peach Orchard Mama 2:42 (Jul 1941)
  17. Drop Down Mama 2:33 (1958)
  18. Mellow Peaches 3:12 (1958)
  19. No More Whiskey 3:16 (1958)
  20. Tailor Made Babe 3:39 (1958)
  21. Big Joe Talking 3:39 (1958)
  22. Some Day Baby 3:03 (1958)
  23. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl 3:16 (1958)
  24. Juanita 3:29 (1958)
  25. Shetland Pony Blues 3:12 (1958)
  26. Omaha Blues 3:27 (1958)
  27. Highway 49 3:52 (1962)
  28. Overhaul Your Machine 2:19 (1962)
  29. Blues Left Texas 3:23 (1962)
  30. Down in the Bottoms 2:34 (1962)
  31. That Thing’s in Town 3:49 (1962)
  32. Walk On, Little Girl 2:58 (1962)
  33. Tiajuana Blues 3:19 (1962)
  34. 45 Blues 3:12 (1962)
  35. Arkansas Woman 3:14 (1962)
  36. Four Corners of the World 4:11 (1962)
  37. No. 13 Highway 2:28 (1962)
  38. Poor Beggar 3:25 (1962)
  39. I'm a Fool About My Baby 3:00 (1962)
  40. 38 Pistol Blues 2:39 (1962)
  41. Pearly Mae 2:43 (1962)
  42. Walking Blues 2:40 (1962)
  43. Highway 45 4:13 (1962)
  44. Meet Me at the Bottom 3:29 (1962)
  45. Skinny Mama 2:50 (1962)
  46. Jockey Ride Blues 2:46 (1962)
  47. Coal and Iceman Blues 3:21 (1962)
  48. Army Man Blues 3:07 (1962)
  49. Black Gal 4:05 (1962)
  50. Pallet on the Floor 2:58 (1962)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Somebody’s Been Borrowing That Stuff 3:04 Big Joe Williams (Apr 1935) guitar
  2. Little Leg Woman 3:08 Big Joe Williams (Apr 1935) guitar
  3. 49 Highway Blues 3:08 Big Joe Williams (Jul 1935) guitar
  4. Stepfather Blues 3:07 Big Joe Williams (Jul 1935) guitar
  5. Baby, Please Don’t Go 3:24 Big Joe Williams (1935) guitar
  6. Wild Cow Blues 3:15 Big Joe Williams (1935) guitar
  7. Stack O’ Dollars 3:11 Big Joe Williams (Jan 1936) guitar
  8. Worried Man Blues 2:39 Big Joe Williams (Jan 1936) guitar
  9. I Know You Gonna Miss Me 3:04 Big Joe Williams (Jun 1937) guitar
  10. Brother James 2:55 Big Joe Williams (Jun 1937) guitar
  11. I Won’t Be in Hard Luck No More 2:39 Big Joe Williams (Jul 1937) guitar
  12. Rootin’ Ground Hog 3:01 Big Joe Williams (Jul 1937) guitar
  13. Sugar Mama Blues 2:58 Sonny Boy Williamson (1937) guitar
  14. Good Morning Little School Girl 3:01 Sonny Boy Williamson (1937) guitar
  15. Meet Me Around the Corner 2:58 Big Joe Williams (May 1941) guitar
  16. Crawlin’ King Snake 2:51 Big Joe Williams (May 1941) guitar
  17. Peach Orchard Mama 2:42 Big Joe Williams (Jul 1941) guitar
  18. I’m Getting Wild About Her 2:48 Big Joe Williams (Jul 1941) guitar
  19. Down South 3:06 Sonny Boy Williamson (1965) guitar
  20. Moonshine 3:00 Sonny Boy Williamson (1965) guitar
  21. Banta Rooster Blues 2:59 Big Joe Williams (1966) guitar
  22. Don’t You Leave Me Here 2:53 Big Joe Williams (1968) guitar
  23. You're an Old Lady 1:44 John Lee Granderson, Big Joe Williams & Backwards Sam Firk (1969) guitar
  24. Bye Bye Baby 5:05 Johnny Shines, Sunnyland Slim, Backwards Sam Firk & Big Joe Williams (1969) guitar
  25. Evening Sun 3:50 Johnny Shines, Sunnyland Slim, Backwards Sam Firk & Big Joe Williams (1969) kazoo
  26. Girl at the Bottom 2:44 John Lee Granderson, Big Joe Williams & Backwards Sam Firk (1969) guitar
  27. Going 'round the World 3:18 John Lee Granderson, Big Joe Williams & Backwards Sam Firk (1969) guitar
  28. Poor Man's Tonic 2:42 Johnny Shines, Sunnyland Slim, Backwards Sam Firk & Big Joe Williams (1969) kazoo
  29. As Long as the World Stands 3:58 Johnny Shines, Sunnyland Slim, Backwards Sam Firk & Big Joe Williams (1969) kazoo

Vocals

  1. Somebody’s Been Borrowing That Stuff 3:04 Big Joe Williams (Apr 1935) lead vocals
  2. Little Leg Woman 3:08 Big Joe Williams (Apr 1935) lead vocals
  3. 49 Highway Blues 3:08 Big Joe Williams (Jul 1935) lead vocals
  4. Stepfather Blues 3:07 Big Joe Williams (Jul 1935) lead vocals
  5. Wild Cow Blues 3:15 Big Joe Williams (1935) lead vocals
  6. Baby, Please Don’t Go 3:24 Big Joe Williams (1935) lead vocals
  7. Worried Man Blues 2:39 Big Joe Williams (Jan 1936) lead vocals
  8. Stack O’ Dollars 3:11 Big Joe Williams (Jan 1936) lead vocals
  9. Brother James 2:55 Big Joe Williams (Jun 1937) lead vocals
  10. I Know You Gonna Miss Me 3:04 Big Joe Williams (Jun 1937) lead vocals
  11. Rootin’ Ground Hog 3:01 Big Joe Williams (Jul 1937) lead vocals
  12. I Won’t Be in Hard Luck No More 2:39 Big Joe Williams (Jul 1937) lead vocals
  13. Crawlin’ King Snake 2:51 Big Joe Williams (May 1941) lead vocals
  14. Meet Me Around the Corner 2:58 Big Joe Williams (May 1941) lead vocals
  15. I’m Getting Wild About Her 2:48 Big Joe Williams (Jul 1941) lead vocals
  16. Peach Orchard Mama 2:42 Big Joe Williams (Jul 1941) lead vocals
  17. Banta Rooster Blues 2:59 Big Joe Williams (1966) lead vocals
  18. Don’t You Leave Me Here 2:53 Big Joe Williams (1968) lead vocals
  19. If You Can't Shimmy-She-Wobble 2:27 John Lee Granderson, Big Joe Williams & Backwards Sam Firk (1969)
  20. Mama Don't Allow Me 3:39 Johnny Shines, Sunnyland Slim, Backwards Sam Firk & Big Joe Williams (1969)
  21. You're an Old Lady 1:44 John Lee Granderson, Big Joe Williams & Backwards Sam Firk (1969)

Credited as (32)

  1. Big Joe Williams
  2. Big Joe Williams, Johnny Shines & Sunnyland Slim
  3. Johnny Shines, Sunnyland Slim, Backwards Sam Firk & Big Joe Williams
  4. John Lee Granderson, Big Joe Williams & Backwards Sam Firk
  5. Big Joe Williams & Paul Butterfield
  6. Big Joe Williams & Sonny Boy Williamson
  7. Chasey Collins With Joe Williams
  8. Big Joe Williams & Friends
  9. Lightnin’ Hopkins with Big Joe Williams & Sonny Terry
  10. Lightnin’ Hopkins, Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry with Big Joe Williams
  11. Lightnin’ Hopkins, Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry & Big Joe Williams
  12. Lead Belly, Big Joe Williams, Robert Johnson, Kokomo Arnold
  13. Big Joe Williams with Sonny Boy Williamson and Alfred Elkins
  14. Big Joe Williams and J.D. Short
  15. Joe Williams
  16. Big Joe Williams withMary Williams
  17. Sonny Terry, Big Joe Williams, Lightnin’ Hopkins & Brownie McGhee
  18. Sonny Boy Williamson and Big Joe Williams
  19. Joe Williams & Sonny Boy Williamson
  20. Lightnin’ Hopkins, Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry & Big Joe Williams
  21. Lightnin’ Hopkins with Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee & Big Joe Williams
  22. Lightnin’ Hopkins, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee & Big Joe Williams
  23. Lightnin’ Hopkins , Sonny Terry , Brownie McGhee & Big Joe Williams
  24. Big Joe Williams feat. Bob Dylan
  25. Big Joe Williams with Lightnin’ Hopkins & Brownie and Sonny
  26. Big Joe
  27. Big Joe Williams w/ Lightnin’ Hopkins and Sonny & Brownie
  28. John Lee Hooker / Big Joe Williams
  29. Big Joe Williams & His 9 String Guitar
  30. Po Joe Williams
  31. Chasey Collins with Joe Williams
  32. Brownie McGhee, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Big Joe Williams, Sonny Terry

Works (18)

Arranged

  1. Baby, Please Don’t Go

Wrote

  1. Vitamin A Blues
  2. Mellow Peaches
  3. King Biscuit Stomp
  4. Sloppy Drunk
  5. Stavin Chain Blues

Composed

  1. Juanita
  2. Mama Don't Allow Me
  3. If You Can't Shimmy-She-Wobble
  4. Highway 49
  5. She Left Me a Mule to Ride
  6. Mellow Peaches
  7. Skybound Blues

Lyrics

  1. If You Can't Shimmy-She-Wobble
  2. Mama Don't Allow Me
  3. Mellow Peaches
  4. Someday Baby additional
  5. Highway 49

Links (12)

Other Databases

  1. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103396
  2. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/big_joe_williams
  3. https://www.musik-sammler.de/artist/big-joe-williams/

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Big%20Joe%20Williams

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/290581

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000060679

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3085340/

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q519289

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/07NzVZ0BHZ0QOOw7nGvCgo
  2. https://www.deezer.com/artist/5429

Streaming Page

  1. https://tidal.com/artist/1214
  2. https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/910270