Little Joe Blue

Career He was born Joseph Valery, Jr. in Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States. He also spent over two years in Korea, having been drafted in the United States Army in 1954. was covered by Magic Sam, and Shakey Jake Harris, and by Willie Kent & His Gents.

In 1975, he travelled to Europe to take part in the American Blues Legends tour and album recording, organised by the UK-based Big Bear Records.

Little Joe Blue recorded for various labels, including Evejim Records, throughout the 1980s.

Little Joe Blue's Greatest Hits (1996), a two-album set available on CD via Evejim, included (among others) the tracks "Dirty Work Going On", "Encourage Me Baby", "Don't Start Me to Talkin'" and Little Milton's "How Could You Do It to Me".

He died in Reno, Nevada, United States, Dirty Work Going On (Evejim, 1987) I'm Doing All Right Again (Evejim, 1989)

Collaborative albums American Blues Legends '75 (Big Bear, 1975) Chicago Blues Festival '86 (Black & Blue, 1993) - with Eddie Burns

Compilation albums Blue's Blues (Charly, 1987) - Jewel material Little Joe Blue's Greatest Hits (Evejim, 1996) The Very Best of Little Joe Blue (Collectables, 2006) - Space and Kris material The Very Best of Little Joe Blue, Expanded Edition (Fuel 2000, 2012) - Jewel material