possibly December 5, 1912 – May 24, 1965), known later in his career as Sonny Boy Williamson, was an American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter. He...
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Sonny Boy Williamson I (1914–1948), born John Lee Curtis Williamson Sonny Boy Williamson II (c. 1912–1965), born Alex Ford; known as Aleck "Rice" Miller...
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John Lee Curtis "Sonny Boy" Williamson (March 30, 1914 – June 1, 1948) was an American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter. He is often regarded...
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Dixon. Sonny Boy Williamson II recorded it in 1963, but the song was not released until 1966. Led Zeppelin adapted it in part as a homage to Williamson in...
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Sonny Boy Williamson & the Yardbirds is a live album by Chicago blues veteran Sonny Boy Williamson II backed by English rock band the Yardbirds. It was...
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standard first recorded by Sonny Boy Williamson II in 1963. The song, a mid-tempo twelve-bar blues, is credited to Williamson, Willie Dixon, and Ralph Bass...
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One Way Out (song) (category Sonny Boy Williamson II songs)
Out" is a blues song that was recorded in the early 1960s by both Sonny Boy Williamson II and Elmore James. A reworking of the song by G. L. Crockett, titled...
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The Real Folk Blues is an album by blues musician Sonny Boy Williamson II compiling songs recorded in Chicago between 1957 and 1964. Released by Chess...
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Homesick James (redirect from Homesick James WILLIAMSON)
with Sonny Boy Williamson II. Homesick James was born in Somerville, Tennessee, United States, the son of Cordellia Henderson and Plez Williamson Rivers...
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Eyesight to the Blind (category Sonny Boy Williamson II songs)
Blind" is a 12-bar blues song written and recorded in 1951 by Sonny Boy Williamson II (Aleck "Rice" Miller). He also recorded the related songs "Born...
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(1914–1948), American blues harmonica player John Lee Curtis Williamson Sonny Boy Williamson II (died 1965), American blues harmonica player Aleck Ford "Rice"...
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Village, in reference to the foul-mouthed in-studio diatribe by Sonny Boy Williamson II, on a Chess reissue album titled Bummer Road. The group released...
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Bummer Road (category Sonny Boy Williamson II albums)
Bummer Road is a compilation album by the American blues musician Sonny Boy Williamson II, released in 1969. It achieved notoriety due to the inclusion of...
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radio show. Lockwood is known for his longtime collaboration with Sonny Boy Williamson II and for his work in the mid-1950s with Little Walter. Lockwood...
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His Best is a 1997 greatest hits compilation album by Sonny Boy Williamson II released by Chess and MCA Records in May as a part of The Chess 50th Anniversary...
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artist, including John Lee Hooker, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, and Sonny Boy Williamson II. The series, overseen by Marshall Chess, was a reaction to the...
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contains blues songs by Sleepy John Estes, Robert Johnson, and Sonny Boy Williamson II reworked in contemporary blues- and folk-rock styles. Also included...
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Blues Trail, famed for providing lodging for such blues artists as Sonny Boy Williamson II, Ike Turner, and Robert Nighthawk, it was previously the G.T. Thomas...
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Bye Bye Bird (category Sonny Boy Williamson II songs)
song written by Willie Dixon and Sonny Boy Williamson II. In 1963, Checker Records issued it as the B-side of Williamson's single "Help Me", which was his...
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and songwriter Sonny Boy Williamson I a.k.a. John Lee Williamson (1914–1948), blues singer and harmonica player Sonny Boy Williamson II a.k.a. Aleck Ford...
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Don't Start Me Talkin' (category Sonny Boy Williamson II songs)
to Talkin'") is a blues song written and performed by Sonny Boy Williamson II. It was Williamson's first single recorded for Checker Records, and reached...
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My Soul"), Sam Cooke ("Bring It On Home to Me"), two songs by Sonny Boy Williamson II ("Help Me" and "Take Your Hands Out of My Pocket") and a cover...
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harmonica and guitar, performing with older bluesmen including Sonny Boy Williamson II, Sunnyland Slim, Honeyboy Edwards, and others. Arriving in Chicago...
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"Me and My Woman" (Gene Barge) – 4:05 "Checkin' Up on My Baby" (Sonny Boy Williamson II) – 3:59 "Curly (edit)" (Peter Green) "Rubber Duck" (Peter Green...
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Checkin' Up on My Baby (category Sonny Boy Williamson II songs)
by Sonny Boy Williamson II in 1960 that has become a classic of the blues. The song was not released as a single, but was included on Williamson's The...
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"musician's musician", he performed with blues artists such as Sonny Boy Williamson II, Junior Wells, and John Lee Hooker and fronted his own bands. An...
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in Helena, and featured blues artists Sonny Boy Williamson II (Rice Miller) and Robert Lockwood, Jr. Williamson and Lockwood played live in the studio...
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Newcastle, 1963, either solely The Animals or The Animals and Sonny Boy Williamson II. The track listing for the all-Animals set is generally all of...
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releases cover a wide range of genres including blues (Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson II), rhythm and blues (Sax Mallard, Jimmy McCracklin), doo-wop (The...
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gave themselves the band name Little Village, a reference to a Sonny Boy Williamson II song. Expectations for the Little Village album were high, but...
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