Big Joe Williams and His Unique 9-String Guitar

Guitar players love learning about their favorite guitar players, and the unique way they personalize their guitars. One guy who often gets forgotten in discussion is Big Joe Williams and his cool 9 string guitar. He began to add strings to his regular guitars at some point in the 1920's-1930'2. The pictures appear to show him playing a custom made 8 string...but at some point, he added another and made it 9. There are several videos on YouTube of an older Joe Williams playing his 9-string. Here are some links to those videos. She Left Me A Mule To Ride from 1966    • Big Joe Williams   She Left Me A Mule To R...   Baby, Please Don't Go    • Big Joe Williams - Baby Please Don't Go   Big Joe Williams at the Bagneux Festival 1971    • Big Joe Williams, 1971   Low Down Dirty Shame    • BIG JOE WILLIAMS - Low Down Dirty Shame   Mississippi Delta Blues Festival, 1980    • Big Joe Williams ,/ Mississippi Delta Blue...   Here are some other links to some of his classic songs. Crawlin' King Snake - BIG JOE WILLIAMS (1941)    • Video   Hellhound On My Trail (Robert Johnson Cover)    • Big Joe Williams- Hellhound On My Trail   Crossroad Blues (Robert Johnson Cover)    • Big Joe Williams-Crossroads Blues   Bottle Up and Go    • Big Joe Williams - Bottle Up and Go   Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out    • Big Joe Williams - Nobody Knows You When Y...   Thanks for watching! John‪@StillLivinTheBlues‬ #BigJoeWilliams #9StringGuitar #DeltaBlues #GuitarPlayer #BluesMusic #BabyPleaseDontGo #CrawlinKingSnake #Bluebird #BluesHallofFame #Mississippi #MuddyWaters #honeyboyEdwards #BluesGuitar #MississippiBluesTrail