Mississippi Joe Callicott

"Mississippi" Joe Callicott (October 10, 1899 – May 1969)[1][2] was an American Delta blues singer and guitarist.

[4] His "Love Me Baby Blues" has been covered by various artists–– for example, by Ry Cooder, under the title "France Chance".

Joe Callicott is buried in the Mount Olive Baptist Church Cemetery in his hometown of Nesbit.

Zion Memorial Fund with the help of Kenny Brown and financed by Chris Strachwitz, Arhoolie Records, and John Fogerty.

Callicott's original marker, a simple paving stone which read simply "JOE", was subsequently donated by his family to the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale, Mississippi.