Sonny Boy Williamson I
Sign in to saveAlso known as Sonny Boy (John Lee) Williamson, John Lee Williamson, Sonny Boy Williamson (1914–1948), Sonny Boy Williamson (1914-1948)
American blues musician (1914–1948)
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1914
- Active to
- 1948
acoustic chicago bluesbluesharmonica blues
Discography
- Sugar Mama Blues / Good Morning, School Girl1937
- Christmas Morning Blues / Rainy Day Blues1938
- I've Been Dealin' With the Devil / War Time Blues1940
- You're an Old Lady / Early in the Morning1946
- Hoodo Hoodo / Sonny Boy's Cold Chills1947
- Blues Classics By Sonny Boy Williamson1964
- Bluebird Blues1970
- Throw a Boogie Woogie1989
- Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 1 (5 May 1937 to 17 June 1938)1991
- Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 2 (17 June 1938 to 21 July 1939)1991
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John Lee Curtis "Sonny Boy" Williamson (March 30, 1914 – June 1, 1948) was an American blues harmonica player and singer, and the first to use the name Sonny Boy Williamson. Biography and career Williamson was born near Jackson, Tennessee in 1914. His original recordings were considered to be in the country blues style, but he soon demonstrated skill at making harmonica a lead instrument for the blues, and popularized it for the first time in a more urban blues setting. <a href="https://www.la
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Jackson
- Place of death
- Chicago
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- blues
- Instrument
- harmonica
- Record label
- Bluebird Records
Show 5 more facts
- date of birth
- 1914-03-30
- manner of death
- homicide
- start of work period
- 1948-00-00
- date of death
- 1948-06-01
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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