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Track: Chain Gang Blues
Artist: Big Joe Williams
Album: Have Mercy!

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Name: Big Joe Williams
Spotify Genres: blues, country blues, classic blues
Followers: 41,899
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Born : October 16, 1903 // Crawford, MS, United States Died : December 17, 1982 // Macon, MS, United States 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. Performing over four decades, he recorded such songs as "Baby Please Don't Go" ([a=Joe Williams' Washboard Blues Singers]), "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 4, 1992.

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Release: Big Joe Williams With Lightnin' Hopkins & Brownie And Sonny* - Blues Bash
Year: 1973
Genres: Blues
Styles: Delta Blues