Joe Willie Wilkins
Joe Willie Wilkins | |
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Joe Willie Wilkins, Smithsonian Folklife Festival, 1976. | |
| Background information | |
| Born | January 7, 1921 or 1923 Davenport, Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States |
| Died | March 28, 1979 (age 56 or 58) Memphis, Tennessee, United States |
| Genres | Memphis blues |
| Occupation(s) | Guitarist, singer, songwriter, musician |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1941–1979 |
| Labels | Various |
Joe Willie Wilkins (January 7, 1921 or 1923 – March 28, 1979) was an American Memphis blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He influenced his contemporaries Houston Stackhouse, Robert Nighthawk, David Honeyboy Edwards, and Jimmy Rogers, but he had a greater impact on up-and-coming guitarists, including Little Milton, B.B. King, and Albert King. Wilkins's songs include "Hard Headed Woman" and "It's Too Bad."