Artist: Big Joe Williams

Big Joe Williams
Aliases
Joe Williams [1]
Joe Williams and His 9-String Guitar
Joe Williams' Washboard Blues Singers
Poor Joe Williams
Real name
Joe Lee Williams
Born
October 16, 1903
Died
December 17, 1982
Country
United States

Performances

Originals

Title down Performer Release date Covered by
1 Baby Please Don't Go Joe Williams' Washboard Blues Singers 1935 (79 artists)
2 Crawlin' King Snake Big Joe Williams 1941 (20 artists)
3 Five O'Clock in the Morning Count Basie & Joe Williams 1958 Milt Jackson
4 Highway 49 Big Joe Williams 1935 (3 artists)
5 King Biscuit Stomp Big Joe Williams 1948 (3 artists)

Covers

Title down Performer Release date Originally by
1 All I Want Is My Train Fare Home Poor Joe Williams 1960 Sonny Boy Williamson
2 Banta Rooster Blues Big Joe Williams 1948 Walter Rhodes [1]
3 Been in Crawford Too Long Glover Lee Connor & Big Joe Williams 1999 Fenton Robinson
4 Black Gal Big Joe Williams 1962 Joe Pullum
5 Bluebird Blues Big Joe Williams 1962 Sonny Boy Williamson
6 Boogie Chillun Big Joe Williams 1998 John Lee Hooker
7 Bottle Up and Go Big Joe Williams 1963 Tommy McClennan
8 Coal and Iceman Blues Big Joe Williams 1962 Sonny Boy Williamson
9 Cow Cow Blues Poor Joe Williams 1960 Charles Davenport
10 Drop Down Mama Big Joe Williams 1958 Sleepy John Estes
11 Elevator Me, Baby Big Joe Williams 1962 Sonny Boy Williamson
12 Feel So Good Big Joe Williams 1965 Big Bill Broonzy
13 Forty Four Blues Big Joe Williams 1960 Roosevelt Sykes
14 Gonna Check up on My Baby J.D. Short and Big Joe Williams 1961 Sonny Boy Williamson
15 Good Morning Little Schoolgirl Big Joe Williams 1958 Sonny Boy Williamson
16 House Lady Blues Big Joe Williams 1948 Jabo Williams
17 Juanita Big Joe Williams 1952 Sleepy John Estes
18 Kansas City Blues Big Joe Williams 1980 Jim Jackson
19 Mellow Apples Big Joe Williams 1948 Yank Rachell
20 Motherless Children Big Joe Williams 1980 Blind Willie Johnson
21 My Grey Pony Big Joe Williams 1935 Charley Patton
22 Over Hauling Blues Big Joe Williams 1952 Poor Charlie
23 P Vine Blues Big Joe Williams 1948 Charley Patton
24 Peach Orchard Mama Joe Williams [1] 1941 Blind Lemon Jefferson
25 Ramblin' on My Mind Big Joe Williams 1965 Robert Johnson
26 See See Rider Big Joe Williams 1964 Ma Rainey Acc. by Her Georgia Jazz Band
27 Shake Your Boogie Big Joe Williams 1960 Sonny Boy Williamson
28 She Left Me a Mule Joe Williams and His 9-String Guitar 1952 Sonny Boy Williamson
29 Skinny Mama Big Joe Williams 1962 Sonny Boy Williamson
30 Sloppy Drunk Blues Big Joe Williams 1960 Lucille Bogan
31 Someday Baby Big Joe Williams 1942 Sleepy John Estes
32 Stack o'Dollars Joe Williams' Washboard Blues Singers 1935 John Estes
33 Sugar Mama Big Joe Williams 1979 Sonny Boy Williamson
34 Sweet Old Kokomo J.D. Short and Big Joe Williams 1961 Madlyn Davis and Her Hot Shots
35 Tell Me Mama Big Joe Williams 1965 Casey Bill
36 The Moon Is Rising Big Joe Williams 1964 Ivory Joe Hunter
37 Wild Cow Blues Joe Williams' Washboard Blues Singers 1935 Kokomo Arnold

Songs written by

Original songs

Title down Written by Covered by
1 Baby Please Don't Go Big Joe Williams (79 artists)
2 Crawlin' King Snake Big Joe Williams (20 artists)
3 Highway 49 Big Joe Williams (3 artists)

Adapted songs

Title down Written by Originals Covered by
1 Juanita Big Joe Williams Vernita Blues

Releases

Audio album

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Back to the Country Big Joe Williams 1964 Testament
2 Back to the Roots Big Joe Williams 1980 Ornament
3 Big Joe Williams at Folk City Big Joe Williams 1963 Prestige Bluesville
4 Blues for 9 Strings Big Joe Williams 1962 Prestige Bluesville
5 Going Back To Crawford Big Joe Williams 1999 Arhoolie Records
6 Mississippi’s Big Joe Williams and His Nine-String Guitar Big Joe Williams 1962 Folkways
7 Piney Woods Blues Big Joe Williams 1958 Delmark
8 Stavin' Chain Blues J.D. Short and Big Joe Williams 1961 Delmark
9 Studio Blues Big Joe Williams 1965 Prestige Bluesville
10 These Are My Blues Big Joe Williams 1998 Testament
11 Tough Times Big Joe Williams 1960 Arhoolie Records

Audio single

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 49 Highway Blues Big Joe Williams 1935 Bluebird
2 A Man Sings the Blues Poor Joe Williams 1960 Collector [1]
3 A Man Sings the Blues Poor Joe Williams 1960 Collector [1]
4 Baby Please Don't Go Joe Williams' Washboard Blues Singers 1935 Bluebird
5 Banta Rooster Blues Big Joe Williams 1948 Columbia
6 Crawlin' King Snake Big Joe Williams 1941 Bluebird
7 Highway 49 Big Joe Williams 1942 Bluebird
8 How Can You Lose Count Basie & Joe Williams 1958 Roulette
9 I'm Getting Wild About Her Joe Williams [1] 1941 Bluebird
10 Juanita Big Joe Williams 1952 Trumpet
11 King Biscuit Stomp Big Joe Williams 1948 Columbia
12 My Grey Pony Big Joe Williams 1935 Bluebird
13 Over Hauling Blues Big Joe Williams 1952 Trumpet
14 P Vine Blues Big Joe Williams 1948 Columbia
15 She Left Me a Mule Joe Williams and His 9-String Guitar 1952 Trumpet
16 Stack o'Dollars Joe Williams' Washboard Blues Singers 1935 Bluebird
17 Stack of Dollars Big Joe Williams 1948 Columbia

Performances also appear on

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Chicago Blues Live at the 'Fickle Pickle' various artists 1979 Flyright
2 Ramblin' on My Mind various artists 1965 Milestone

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