Artist Info: Joe Callicott

Mississippi Joe Callicott (Nesbit, Mississippi, United States, October 10, 1899 – 1969) Delta blues singer and guitarist.

His "Love Me Baby Blues" has been covered by various artists, e.g. (under the title of "France Chance") by Ry Cooder. Arhoolie Records recorded Callicott commercially in the mid-1960s. Some of his 1967 recordings (recorded by the music historian, George Mitchell) were re-released in 2003, on the Fat Possum record label. His [read more...]