Big Joe Williams
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American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter (1903–1982)
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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
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lee
- Family name
- Williams
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Crawford
- Place of death
- Macon
- Occupation
- guitarist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- Delta blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Prestige
- Image
- Big Joe Williams 14 11 1971.JPG
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- date of birth
- 1903-10-16
- date of death
- 1982-12-17
- name in native language
- Big Joe Williams
- birth name
- Joseph Lee Williams
- Commons category
- Big Joe Williams
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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