Sonny Boy Williamson
Encyclopedia
Sonny Boy Williamson may refer to either of two 20th-century American blues harmonica players, who both recorded in Chicago:
- Sonny Boy Williamson ISonny Boy Williamson ISonny Boy Williamson was an American blues harmonica player and singer, and the first to use the name Sonny Boy Williamson.-Biography and career:...
(1914–1948), John Lee Curtis Williamson, "The Original Sonny Boy Williamson", born in Tennessee and associated with Bluebird Records (recordings from 1937 to 1948) - Sonny Boy Williamson IISonny Boy Williamson IIWillie "Sonny Boy" Williamson was an American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter, from Mississippi. He is acknowledged as one of the most charismatic and influential blues musicians, with considerable prowess on the harmonica and highly creative songwriting skills...
(date unconfirmed–1965), Aleck "Rice" Miller, born in Mississippi and associated with Trumpet and Checker Records (recordings from 1951 to 1965)