Sonny Boy Williamson

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Sonny Boy Williamson

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American blues singer & harmonica player at the emergence of 'electric blues'. Famous compositions include "Help Me", "Eyesight To The Blind" and "Don't Start Me Talkin'". Not to be confused with the earlier & more 'acoustic' Sonny Boy Williamson (of "Good Morning, School Girl" fame).

Subsequent research has shown that Miller was born Aleck Ford on the Sara Jones Plantation in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi. He took on the name of his sharecropper stepfather, Jim Miller. His gravestone lists his date of birth as March 11, 1908. The stone erected by his sisters in Tutwiler, MS, lists his death as 23 June 1965. Such is the mystery of blues legends.

At BMI he is known as > Songwriter/Composer: WILLIAMSON WILLIE > Current Affiliation: BMI CAE/IPI #: 63518579.
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Born: December 05, 1899 // Glendora, Miss., United States.
Died: May 25, 1965 // Helena, Ark., United States.

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Bring It on Home

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Help Me

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Nine Below Zero

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Keep It to Yourself

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Don't Start Me To Talkin'

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20 live performances · data from Setlist.fm

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1965
1964

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January 8, 1965

Plaza Ballroom

Guildford, England, United Kingdom


January 6, 1965

Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel

Bromley, England, United Kingdom


January 5, 1965

Klook's Kleek Railway Hotel

London, England, United Kingdom


January 3, 1965

Dungeon Club

Nottingham, England, United Kingdom


December 31, 1964

Marquee Club

London, England, United Kingdom

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Sonny Boy Williamson has released 12 albums between 1959 and 2007. Notable releases include The Unissued 1963 Blues Festival, The Complete Crawdaddy Recordings, Portrait Of A Blues Man. Explore their complete discography on this page.

Sonny Boy Williamson's most-played tracks include Bring It on Home, Help Me, Nine Below Zero, Keep It to Yourself, Don't Start Me To Talkin'. Listen to these songs and explore more from their catalog on this page.

American blues singer & harmonica player at the emergence of 'electric blues'. Famous compositions include "Help Me", "Eyesight To The Blind" and "Don't Start Me Talkin'". Not to be confused with the earlier & more 'acoustic' [a746951] (of "Good Morn... Read the full biography on this page.

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