Roll And Tumble - Mississippi Joe Callicott

"Mississippi" Joe Callicott (October 10, 1899 – 1969) was an American delta blues singer and guitarist. Callicott was born in Nesbit, Mississippi, USA. He recorded in 1929 with Garfield Akers and in 1930 solo for Brunswick. 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 best known recordings are "Great Long Ways From Home", "Hoist Your Window and Let Your Curtain Down" and "Fare Thee Well Blues.""


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