Bill Barth
| Bill Barth | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | William Henry Barth |
| Also known as | Josiah Jones |
| Born |
December 13, 1942 New York, United States |
| Died | July 14, 2000 (aged 57) Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Genres | Folk rock, folk, blues, rock, psychedelic rock |
| Instruments | Steel guitar, guitar |
| Labels | Blue Thumb Records, Arhoolie |
| Associated acts | John Fahey, The Holy Modal Rounders |
William Henry "Bill" Barth (born December 13, 1942 in New York City; died July 14, 2000 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands) was an American blues guitarist who, along with John Fahey and Henry Vestine, located 1930s blues great Skip James in a hospital in Tunica, Mississippi in 1964.
In the late 1960s Barth was a founding member of the band The Insect Trust.
Barth co-founded the Memphis Country Blues Society, a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the Delta blues. With the Country Blues Society, Bill produced five festivals between 1966 and 1970 featuring artists such as Furry Lewis, Gus Cannon, Bukka White, Sleepy John Estes, Yank Rachell and Fred McDowell.
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