Mississippi Joe Callicott
"Mississippi" Joe Callicott (October 10, 1899 – May 1969)[1][2] was an American Delta blues singer and guitarist.
Biography
Early career
Callicott was born in the small town of Nesbit, Mississippi, United States.[2] In 1929, he played second guitar in Garfield Akers' duet recording, "Cottonfield Blues",[3] and in 1930, he recorded "Fare Thee Well Blues" and "Traveling Mama Blues" for Brunswick Records.[4] His "Love Me Baby Blues" has been covered by various artists–– for example, by Ry Cooder, under the title "France Chance".[citation needed]
Later years
He served as a mentor to the guitarist Kenny Brown when Brown was ten years old.[2]
Some of Callicott's 1967 recordings, which were recorded by music historian George Mitchell, were released in LP format by Arhoolie Records in 1969. Additionally, some were re-released in 2003 on the Fat Possum record label.
Joe Callicott is buried in the Mount Olive Baptist Church Cemetery in his hometown of Nesbit. On April 29, 1995, a memorial
Discography
Studio albums
- Presenting the Country Blues (Blue Horizon, 1969)
- Mississippi Delta Blues Vol. 2 (Arhoolie, 1969 - side 2 only, side 1 by R. L. Burnside and Rosa Lee Hill)
- Deal Gone Down (Revival, 1970)
Compilation albums
- Ain't A Gonna Lie to You (Fat Possum, 2003)
- North Mississippi Blues (Southland, 2004)
References
- ISBN 978-0313344237.
- ^ a b c "Mississippi Joe Callicott | Biography, Albums, & Streaming Radio". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
- ISBN 978-0-14-006223-6.
- ^ Dixon, Godrich and Rye: Blues and Gospel Records 1890-1943, 4th Ed, OUP, p. 133
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