Big Joe Williams

Summary

Big Joe Williams is a human^[1]. He was born in Crawford^[2]. He was born on October 16, 1903^[3]. He passed away in Macon^[4]. He died on December 17, 1982^[5]. He worked as a singer^[6], songwriter^[7], recording artist^[8], singer-songwriter^[9], and guitarist^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (213 views/month, #7,196 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Big Joe Williams was born in Crawford^[2].
• Big Joe Williams died in Macon^[4].
• Big Joe Williams was born on October 16, 1903^[3].
• Big Joe Williams died on December 17, 1982^[5].
• Big Joe Williams held citizenship in United States^[12].
• English was Big Joe Williams's native language^[13].
• Big Joe Williams is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[14].
• Big Joe Williams worked as a singer^[6].
• Big Joe Williams worked as a songwriter^[7].
• Big Joe Williams's professions included recording artist^[8].
• Big Joe Williams worked as a singer-songwriter^[9].
• Big Joe Williams worked as a guitarist^[10].
• Big Joe Williams is recorded as male^[15].
• Big Joe Williams's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Big Joe Williams's genre is blues^[17].
• Big Joe Williams's genre is Delta blues^[18].
• Big Joe Williams's record label is recorded as Bluebird Records^[19].
• Big Joe Williams's record label is recorded as Delmark Records^[20].
• Big Joe Williams's record label is recorded as Prestige^[21].
• Big Joe Williams is part of Joe Williams' Washboard Blues Singers^[22].
• Big Joe Williams's Commons category is recorded as Big Joe Williams^[23].
• Big Joe Williams's family name is recorded as Williams^[24].
• Big Joe Williams's given name is recorded as Joseph^[25].
• Big Joe Williams's given name is recorded as Lee^[26].
• Big Joe Williams's instrument is recorded as guitar^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1903-10-16^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1982-12-17^[31]

• Genre(s): acoustic blues, blues, delta blues^[32]

• Community tags: acoustic blues, blues, delta blues^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: bf295ac0-21e8-4e11-89e9-22b10fd8973a^[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Big Joe Williams was born in Crawford^[2]. He was born on October 16, 1903^[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[14]. English was his native language^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer^[6], songwriter^[7], recording artist^[8], singer-songwriter^[9], and guitarist^[10].

Death and Burial

Big Joe Williams died on December 17, 1982^[5]. He passed away in Macon^[4].

Why It Matters

Big Joe Williams ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (213 views/month, #7,196 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

FAQs

Where was Big Joe Williams born?

Born in Crawford^[2], Big Joe Williams…

Where did Big Joe Williams die?

Big Joe Williams passed away in Macon^[4].

What did Big Joe Williams do for work?

Big Joe Williams worked as singer^[6], songwriter^[7], recording artist^[8], singer-songwriter^[9], and guitarist^[10].