Joshus Barnes Howell (Peg Leg Howell) was born in Eatonton, Georgia on March 3, 1888.  He is a self taught guitarist and at the age of twenty-one he worked as a street singer in Atlanta.  He started as a country blues player before moving on to a 12-bar style later.  He is one of the earliest country blues performers to be recorded and has twenty-eight sides of recordings between 1926 and 1929.  His repertoire is diverse and includes both blues and up-tempo ragtime songs.