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Joe Callicott, better known as Mississippi Joe Callicott (October 10 1900, Nesbit
Nesbit, Mississippi

Nesbit is a village located in DeSoto County, Mississippi, Mississippi , in the northwestern part of the state approximately 25 miles south of Memphis, Tennessee, Tennessee....
, Mississippi
Mississippi

Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Deep South of the United States. Jackson, Mississippi is the state capital and largest city. The state's name comes from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, and takes its name from the Anishinaabe language word misi-ziibi ....
 - 1969 (latter date is unconfirmed)), was an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 blues
Blues

Blues is a music genre based on the use of the blues chord progressions and the blue notes. Though several blues musical form s exist, the 12-bar blues chord progressions are the most frequently encountered....
 singer and guitarist
Guitarist

A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres....
.

His "Love Me Baby Blues" has been covered
Cover version

In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition of a previously recorded, commercially released song.In its current use, it can sometimes have a pejorative meaning — implying that the original recording should be regarded as the definitive version, usually in the sense of an "authentic" rendition, and all...
 by various artists
Musician

A musician is a person who plays or writes music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music:* An instrumentalist plays a musical instrument....
, e.g. (under the title of "France Chance") by Ry Cooder
Ry Cooder

Ryland "Ry" Peter Cooder is an American guitarist, singer and composer.He is known for his slide guitar work, his interest in the American American folk music, and, more recently, for his collaborations with traditional musicians from many countries....
. Arhoolie Records
Arhoolie Records

Arhoolie Records is a small record label run by Chris Strachwitz. The label was founded by Strachwitz in 1960 in music as a way for him to record and publish previously obscure "down home blues" artists such as Lightnin' Hopkins, Snooks Eaglin and Bill Gaither ....
 recorded Callicott commercially in the mid-1960's. Some of his 1967 recordings
Sound recording and reproduction

Sound recording and reproduction is the electrical or mechanics inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects....
 (recorded by the music historian, George Mitchell
George Mitchell (music historian)

George Mitchell is an United States music historian, writer, record producer, and photographer.Born in Coral Gables, Florida, Florida in 1944 and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Georgia , from the 1960s until the 1980s he has recorded blues musicians such as Fred McDowell and Johnny Woods, George Henry Bussey and Jim Bunkley, Charlie Burse and...
) were re-released in 2003, on the Fat Possum
Fat Possum Records

Fat Possum Records is a record label operating out of Oxford, Mississippi. At first Fat Possum focused almost entirely on recording hitherto unknown Mississippi blues artists ....
 record label
Record label

In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of recorded sound and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the Record producer, manufacturing, distribution , marketing and promotion, and enforcement of copyright protec...
.

He served as a mentor to the guitarist Kenny Brown when Brown was ten years old.

A headstone was erected with the help of Kenny Brown on 29 April 1995 to honor Joe Callicott in the Mount Olive Baptist Church Cemetery in Nesbit, Mississippi
Nesbit, Mississippi

Nesbit is a village located in DeSoto County, Mississippi, Mississippi , in the northwestern part of the state approximately 25 miles south of Memphis, Tennessee, Tennessee....
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Joe Callicott, better known as Mississippi Joe Callicott (October 10 1900, Nesbit
Nesbit, Mississippi

Nesbit is a village located in DeSoto County, Mississippi, Mississippi , in the northwestern part of the state approximately 25 miles south of Memphis, Tennessee, Tennessee....
, Mississippi
Mississippi

Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Deep South of the United States. Jackson, Mississippi is the state capital and largest city. The state's name comes from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, and takes its name from the Anishinaabe language word misi-ziibi ....
 - 1969 (latter date is unconfirmed)), was an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 blues
Blues

Blues is a music genre based on the use of the blues chord progressions and the blue notes. Though several blues musical form s exist, the 12-bar blues chord progressions are the most frequently encountered....
 singer and guitarist
Guitarist

A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres....
.

His "Love Me Baby Blues" has been covered
Cover version

In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition of a previously recorded, commercially released song.In its current use, it can sometimes have a pejorative meaning — implying that the original recording should be regarded as the definitive version, usually in the sense of an "authentic" rendition, and all...
 by various artists
Musician

A musician is a person who plays or writes music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music:* An instrumentalist plays a musical instrument....
, e.g. (under the title of "France Chance") by Ry Cooder
Ry Cooder

Ryland "Ry" Peter Cooder is an American guitarist, singer and composer.He is known for his slide guitar work, his interest in the American American folk music, and, more recently, for his collaborations with traditional musicians from many countries....
. Arhoolie Records
Arhoolie Records

Arhoolie Records is a small record label run by Chris Strachwitz. The label was founded by Strachwitz in 1960 in music as a way for him to record and publish previously obscure "down home blues" artists such as Lightnin' Hopkins, Snooks Eaglin and Bill Gaither ....
 recorded Callicott commercially in the mid-1960's. Some of his 1967 recordings
Sound recording and reproduction

Sound recording and reproduction is the electrical or mechanics inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects....
 (recorded by the music historian, George Mitchell
George Mitchell (music historian)

George Mitchell is an United States music historian, writer, record producer, and photographer.Born in Coral Gables, Florida, Florida in 1944 and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Georgia , from the 1960s until the 1980s he has recorded blues musicians such as Fred McDowell and Johnny Woods, George Henry Bussey and Jim Bunkley, Charlie Burse and...
) were re-released in 2003, on the Fat Possum
Fat Possum Records

Fat Possum Records is a record label operating out of Oxford, Mississippi. At first Fat Possum focused almost entirely on recording hitherto unknown Mississippi blues artists ....
 record label
Record label

In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of recorded sound and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the Record producer, manufacturing, distribution , marketing and promotion, and enforcement of copyright protec...
.

He served as a mentor to the guitarist Kenny Brown when Brown was ten years old.

A headstone was erected with the help of Kenny Brown on 29 April 1995 to honor Joe Callicott in the Mount Olive Baptist Church Cemetery in Nesbit, Mississippi
Nesbit, Mississippi

Nesbit is a village located in DeSoto County, Mississippi, Mississippi , in the northwestern part of the state approximately 25 miles south of Memphis, Tennessee, Tennessee....
. This marker was financed through the Mt. Zion Memorial Fund
Mt. Zion Memorial Fund

The Mt. Zion Memorial Fund is a Mississippi non-profit corporation formed in 1989 and named after the 108 year old Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Morgan City, Mississippi, Mississippi....
 by Chris Strachwitz, Arhoolie Records and John Fogerty
John Fogerty

John Cameron Fogerty is an United States Rock music singer, songwriter, and guitarist, best known for his time with the swamp rock/roots rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival....
. Callicott's original marker was a paving stone which read simply "Joe" and this was also subsequently donated to the Delta Blues Museum
Delta Blues Museum

The Delta Blues Museum exists to collect, preserve, and provide public access to and awareness of the blues. Along with holdings of significant blues-related memorabilia, the museum also exhibits and collects art portraying the blues tradition, including works by sculptor Floyd Shaman and photographer Birney Imes....
 in Clarksdale, Mississippi
Clarksdale, Mississippi

Clarksdale is a city in Coahoma County, Mississippi, Mississippi, United States. The population was 20,645 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Coahoma County, Mississippi....
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