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Big Joe Williams

Born:

10/16/1903

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Died:

12/17/1982

Years Active:

1920's-1980's

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Sonny Boy Williamson I

Joseph Lee Williams, billed throughout his career as Big Joe Williams, was an American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter, notable for the distinctive sound of his nine-string guitar.

Discography

Baby, Please Don't Go / Wild Cow Blues

Released: 1935

Down South Summit Meeting

Released: 1960

Concerts

Event	Date	Venue	City	Region	Country
Big Joe Williams	09/24/1929	Peabody Hotel	Memphis	Tennessee	USA
World Pacific Recording Session	07/06/1960	World Pacific Studio	Los Angeles	California	USA
Big Joe Williams / Bonnie Dobson	02/20/1962	Gerde's Folk City	Greenwich Village	New York	USA
Big Joe Williams / Bonnie Dobson	02/21/1962	Gerde's Folk City	Greenwich Village	New York	USA
Big Joe Williams / Bonnie Dobson	02/22/1962	Gerde's Folk City	Greenwich Village	New York	USA
Big Joe Williams / Bonnie Dobson	02/23/1962	Gerde's Folk City	Greenwich Village	New York	USA
Big Joe Williams / Bonnie Dobson	02/24/1962	Gerde's Folk City	Greenwich Village	New York	USA
Big Joe Williams / Bonnie Dobson	02/25/1962	Gerde's Folk City	Greenwich Village	New York	USA
Big Joe Williams / Bonnie Dobson	02/27/1962	Gerde's Folk City	Greenwich Village	New York	USA
Big Joe Williams / Bonnie Dobson	02/28/1962	Gerde's Folk City	Greenwich Village	New York	USA
Big Joe Williams / Bonnie Dobson	03/01/1962	Gerde's Folk City	Greenwich Village	New York	USA
Big Joe Williams / Bonnie Dobson	03/02/1962	Gerde's Folk City	Greenwich Village	New York	USA
Big Joe Williams / Bonnie Dobson	03/03/1962	Gerde's Folk City	Greenwich Village	New York	USA
Big Joe Williams / Bonnie Dobson	03/04/1962	Gerde's Folk City	Greenwich Village	New York	USA
Big Joe Williams / Victoria Spivey	03/09/1962	Carnegie Chapter Hall	NYC	New York	USA
American Folk Blues Festival	10/12/1963	Berlin Sportpalast	Berlin	Schöneberg	Germany
4th Annual University of Chicago Folk Festival	01/31/1964	Mandel Hall	Chicago	Illinois	USA
The Blues Bag	11/24/1965	Café au Go Go	NYC	New York	USA
The Blues Bag	11/25/1965	Café au Go Go	NYC	New York	USA
The Blues Bag	11/26/1965	Café au Go Go	NYC	New York	USA
The Blues Bag	11/27/1965	Café au Go Go	NYC	New York	USA
The Blues Project / Paul Butterfield	07/01/1966	Café au Go Go	NYC	New York	USA
The Blues Project / Paul Butterfield	07/02/1966	Café au Go Go	NYC	New York	USA
The Blues Project / Paul Butterfield	07/03/1966	Café au Go Go	NYC	New York	USA
Bo Diddley / Big Joe Williams	07/04/1967	Fillmore Auditorium	San Francisco	California	USA

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