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Joe McCoy

g, voc, *1905
Blues and Jazz
A.k.a. Joe Wilbur McCoy "Bill" Wilber Georgia Pine Boy Hallelujah Joe Hamfoot Ham Joe Johnson (20) Kansas Joe The Mississippi Mudder (Mud Dauber Joe)

Born: May 11, 1905 in Jackson (or) Raymond, Mississippi. Died: January 28, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois. Blues guitarist and singer Joe McCoy was the older brother of Charlie McCoy, and was married to another notable blues artist, Memphis Minnie (Lizzie Douglas). He was active in Memphis, Tennessee in the 1920s and then moved to Chicago, where he played with his brother Charlie in The Harlem Hamfats. In the 1940s he formed a band called Big Joe & His Rhythm.

     
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
Genres
  • Blues
  • Jazz
  • Rock
Popular Tracks   
Evil devil woman blues on The Story of Kansas Joe 1929-1944 [Blues Collection Historic Recordings] by Joe McCoy
If I Get Lucky on Big Boy Crudup by Big Boy Crudup
Let's go to town on The Story of Kansas Joe 1929-1944 [Blues Collection Historic Recordings] by Joe McCoy
Death Valley Blues on Big Boy Crudup by Big Boy Crudup
Meat cutter blues on The Story of Kansas Joe 1929-1944 [Blues Collection Historic Recordings] by Joe McCoy
If You Take Me Back on The McCoy Brothers Vol. 2 by The McCoy Brothers (Charlie & Joe McCoy)
Going back home blues on The Story of Kansas Joe 1929-1944 [Blues Collection Historic Recordings] by Joe McCoy
Pile drivin' blues on The Story of Kansas Joe 1929-1944 [Blues Collection Historic Recordings] by Joe McCoy
Please Baby on The McCoy Brothers Vol. 1 by The McCoy Brothers (Charlie & Joe McCoy)
Look Who's Coming Down The Road on The McCoy Brothers Vol. 1 by The McCoy Brothers (Charlie & Joe McCoy)

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
One In A HundredJoe McCoy1999Compil.
The Story Of Kansas Joe 1929-1944Joe McCoy &, Memphis Minnie1998Compil.
Complete Recorded Works 1934-1944 In Chronological Order, Volume 1 (1934-1936)McCoy Brothers -- Charlie McCoy & Joe McCoy1992Compil.
Complete Recorded Works 1934-1944 In Chronological Order Volume 2 (1936-1944)McCoy Brothers, Charlie McCoy & Joe McCoy1992Compil.
(1929-1941)Joe McCoy - Jackson Joe Williams1988Compil.
One More Greasing / One In A HundredJoe McCoy1959Single
1934-1944Joe McCoyCompil.
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