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Sonny Boy Williamson II
Sonny Boy Williamson II was born Aleck Miller in Mississippi in 1912. He took the stage name Sonny Boy Williamson, though he wasn't the first to use it. He...
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All My Love In Vain
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Crawlin' King Snake
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I'm a Lonely Man
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Keep it to yourself
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Worried me blues
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You can lead me
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9 below 0 (Nine below Zero)
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Baby, Please Don't Go
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Bad Luck Blues
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Beauty Parlor
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Black Gal Blues
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Black Gal Blues
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Blue Bird Blues
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Born Blind
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Bring It On Home
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Brother James
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Sonny Boy Williamson II was born Aleck Miller in Mississippi in 1912. He took the stage name Sonny Boy Williamson, though he wasn't the first to use it. He played harmonica with a raw, expressive style that became his trademark.
In the 1940s, he moved to Chicago and recorded for Chess Records. He worked with Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf, and his harmonica playing turned up on plenty of classic blues sides from that era. Songs like 'Help me' and 'Keep it to yourself' show his approach, direct, a little rough around the edges, and full of feeling.
His personal life had its troubles, including drug addiction and some legal issues. He died in 1965. The harmonica playing he left behind on those Chess recordings still sounds immediate, like he's right there in the room.
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