Big Joe Williams

Aliases: [Big] Joe Williams
Joe Williams and His 9 String Guitar
Joe Williams' Washboard Blues Singers
Poor Joe Williams
Real name: Joseph Lee Williams
Born: October 16, 1903
Died: December 17, 1982
Country: United States
IPI: 00032965673 1 work
00032981089 1 work
00032982184 5 works
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter

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Originals

Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
49 Highway Blues	[Big] Joe Williams	July 3, 1935	(7 artists)
Baby, Please Don't Go	Joe Williams' Washboard Blues Singers	1935	(201 artists)
Crawlin' King Snake	[Big] Joe Williams	1941	(41 artists)
King Biscuit Stomp	[Big] Joe Williams	June 1948	(3 artists)

Covers by Big Joe Williams

Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
All I Want Is My Train Fare Home	Poor Joe Williams	1960	Sonny Boy Williamson [US1]
Banta Rooster Blues	Big Joe Williams	1948	Walter Rhodes with "Pet" and "Can"
Been in Crawford Too Long	Glover Lee Connor & Big Joe Williams	1999	Fenton Robinson
Black Gal	Big Joe Williams	1962	Joe Pullum
Bluebird Blues	Big Joe Williams	1962	Sonny Boy Williamson [US1]
Boogie Chillun	Big Joe Williams	1998	John Lee Hooker & His Guitar
Bottle Up and Go	Big Joe Williams	1963	Papa Charlie Jackson, Picaninny Jug Band, Tommy McClennan
Coal and Iceman Blues	Big Joe Williams	1962	Sonny Boy Williamson [US1]
Cow Cow Blues	Poor Joe Williams	1960	Charles Davenport
Don't You Leave Me Here	Big Joe Williams	July 1948	Unverified
Drop down Mama	Big Joe Williams	1961	Sleepy John Estes
Elevate Me, Baby	Big Joe Williams	1962	Sonny Boy Williamson [US1]
Feel So Good	Big Joe Williams	1965	Big Bill
Forty Four Blues	Big Joe Williams	1960	Roosevelt Sykes
Going Down Home	Big Joe Williams	1974	McKinley Morganfield, Muddy Waters with Rythm Accompaniment
Gonna Check up on My Baby	J.D. Short and Big Joe Williams	1965	Sonny Boy Williamson [US1]
Good Morning Heartache	Poor Joe Williams	1960	Billie Holiday
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl	Big Joe Williams	1961	Sonny Boy Williamson [US1]
House Lady Blues	Big Joe Williams	1948	Jabo Williams
I Got my Ticket	Big Joe Williams with Jimmy Brown and Willie Lee Harris	1964	Rev. T.E. Weems
Juanita	Big Joe Williams	1952	Sleepy John Estes Covered by (3 artists)
Kansas City Blues	Big Joe Williams	1980	Jim Jackson
Mellow Apples	[Big] Joe Williams	1948	Yank Rachell
Motherless Children	Big Joe Williams	1980	Blind Willie Johnson
My Grey Pony	Big Joe Williams	1935	Charley Patton
Over Hauling Blues	Big Joe Williams	July 1953	Poor Charlie
Peach Orchard Mama	[Big] Joe Williams	July 1941	Blind Lemon Jefferson
P Vine Blues	Big Joe Williams	1950	Charley Patton
Ramblin' on My Mind	Big Joe Williams	1966	Robert Johnson
See See Rider	Big Joe Williams with Jimmy Brown and Willie Lee Harris	1964	Ma Rainey - Acc. by Her Georgia Jazz Band
Shake Your Boogie	Big Joe Williams	1960	Sonny Boy Williamson [US1]
She Left Me a Mule	Joe Williams and His 9 String Guitar	June 1952	Sonny Boy Williamson [US1]
Skinny Mama	Big Joe Williams	1962	Sonny Boy Williamson [US1]
Sloppy Drunk Blues	Big Joe Williams	1960	Leroy Carr REL, Lucille Bogan REC
Someday Baby	Big Joe Williams	1942	Sleepy John Estes
Stack o'Dollars	Joe Williams' Washboard Blues Singers	1936	John Estes
Sugar Mama	Big Joe Williams	1979	Sonny Boy Williamson [US1]
Sweet Old Kokomo	J.D. Short and Big Joe Williams	1965	Madlyn Davis and Her Hot Shots
Tell Me Mama	Big Joe Williams	1965	Casey Bill
The Moon Is Rising	Big Joe Williams with Jimmy Brown and Willie Lee Harris	1964	Ivory Joe Hunter with Johnny Moore's 3 Blazers
Wild Cow Blues	Joe Williams' Washboard Blues Singers	1935	Kokomo Arnold

Songs written by Big Joe Williams

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
49 Highway Blues	Big Joe Williams	[Big] Joe Williams	February 25, 1935	Covered by (7 artists)
Baby, Please Don't Go	Big Joe Williams	Joe Williams' Washboard Blues Singers	October 31, 1935	Covered by (201 artists)
Crawlin' King Snake	Big Joe Williams	[Big] Joe Williams	March 27, 1941	Covered by (41 artists)
Five O'Clock in the Morning	Big Joe Williams	Count Basie & His Orch. featuring Joe Williams	1958	Covered by (2 artists)
King Biscuit Stomp	Big Joe Williams	[Big] Joe Williams	December 18, 1947	Covered by (3 artists)

Adapted songs

Title	Written by	Originals	Originally by	Covered by
Juanita	Big Joe Williams	Vernita Blues	Big Joe Williams	Covered by (3 artists)

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Back to the Country	Big Joe Williams with Jimmy Brown and Willie Lee Harris	1964	Testament
Back to the Roots	Big Joe Williams	1980	Ornament
Big Joe Williams at Folk City	Big Joe Williams	1963	Prestige Bluesville
Blues for 9 Strings	Big Joe Williams	1962	Prestige Bluesville
Don't Your Plums Look Mellow Hanging on Your Tree	Big Joe Williams	1974	BluesWay
Going Back to Crawford	Big Joe Williams	1999	Arhoolie Records
Mississippi's Big Joe Williams and His Nine-String Guitar	Big Joe Williams	1962	Folkways
Piney Woods Blues	Big Joe Williams	1961	Delmark
Stavin' Chain Blues	J.D. Short and Big Joe Williams	1965	Delmark
Studio Blues	Big Joe Williams	1965	Prestige Bluesville
These Are My Blues	Big Joe Williams	1998	Testament
Tough Times	Big Joe Williams	1960	Arhoolie Records

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
49 Highway Blues	[Big] Joe Williams	July 3, 1935	Bluebird
A Man Sings the Blues	Poor Joe Williams	1960	Collector Records [GB]
A Man Sings the Blues	Poor Joe Williams	1960	Collector Records [GB]
Baby, Please Don't Go	Joe Williams' Washboard Blues Singers	1935	Bluebird
Banta Rooster Blues	Big Joe Williams	1948	Columbia [US]
Crawlin' King Snake	[Big] Joe Williams	1941	Bluebird
Highway 49	Big Joe Williams	1942	Bluebird
I'm Getting Wild About Her	[Big] Joe Williams	July 1941	Bluebird
Juanita	Big Joe Williams	1952	Trumpet Records
King Biscuit Stomp	[Big] Joe Williams	June 1948	Columbia [US]
Over Hauling Blues	Big Joe Williams	July 1953	Trumpet Records
P Vine Blues	Big Joe Williams	1950	Columbia [US]
She Left Me a Mule	Joe Williams and His 9 String Guitar	June 1952	Trumpet Records
Stack o'Dollars	Joe Williams' Washboard Blues Singers	1936	Bluebird
Stack of Dollars	[Big] Joe Williams	1948	Columbia [US]
Who Pumped the Wind in the Doughnuts? - My Grey Pony	Sugar Cane Johnny - Big Joe Williams	1935	Bluebird