Joe Willie Wilkins

Joe Willie Wilkins
Joe Willie Wilkins, Smithsonian Folklife Festival, 1976.
Joe Willie Wilkins, Smithsonian Folklife Festival, 1976.
Background information
Born(1921-01-07)January 7, 1921 or 1923
Davenport, Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States
Died(1979-03-28)March 28, 1979 (age 56 or 58)
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
GenresMemphis blues[1]
Occupation(s)Guitarist, singer, songwriter, musician
Instrument(s)Guitar, vocals
Years active1941–1979
LabelsVarious

Joe Willie Wilkins (January 7, 1921[2] or 1923[3] – March 28, 1979)[3][4] was an American Memphis blues guitarist, singer and songwriter.[1] He influenced his contemporaries Houston Stackhouse, Robert Nighthawk, David Honeyboy Edwards, and Jimmy Rogers,[5] but he had a greater impact on up-and-coming guitarists, including Little Milton, B.B. King, and Albert King.[6] Wilkins's songs include "Hard Headed Woman" and "It's Too Bad."

  1. ^ a b Chadbourne, Eugene. "Joe Willie Wilkins: Artist Biography". Allmusic.com. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
  2. ^ Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues: A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara, California: Praeger. p. 193. ISBN 978-0313344237.
  3. ^ a b O'Neal, Jim (1979). "Joe Willie Wilkins – 1923–1979". Living Blues 42 (January–February 1979), pp. 8–9.
  4. ^ Huggins, Cilla (1979). "Joe Willie Wilkins". Blues Unlimited 134 (March–June 1979). pp. 12–13.
  5. ^ Hay, Fred J. (2001). Goin' Back to Sweet Memphis: Conversations with the Blues. Athens: University of Georgia Press. p. 198. ISBN 978-0-8203-2732-7.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference NPS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).