Earl "Little Joe" Ayers

Earl “Little Joe” Ayers is a blues guitarist and singer based in Holly Springs, Mississippi, USA. For over thirty years, he was a member of the Soul Blues Boys, Junior Kimbrough’s long-time backing band. Ayers was born in Lamar, Mississippi and began performing at house parties in the area when he was 15.
In 1991 Ayers played bass behind Kimbrough in Robert Palmer’s documentary Deep Blues; their performance of “All Night Long” was filmed before the release of Kimbrough’s debut album of the same name on Fat Possum Records, which was also produced by Palmer.
Little Joe Ayers was born in Lamar, Benton County, November 28, 1944. He resides at Holy Springs, Marshall County. Trenton Ayers is his son.