Sonny Boy Williamson II
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Sep 21, 2026
TomlinHOST
And it's kind of the big issue with learning harmonica.
TomlinHOST
A lot of people come in and they're like, I'm going to learn Little Walter and I'm going to learn Sonny Boy Williamson 1 and 2 and all of this great music.
TomlinHOST
And there's so many skills that have to come together before you can even start to look at that stuff.
TomlinHOST
But that doesn't mean that you shouldn't be listening to it and you shouldn't be trying to play it.
Stinky PeteHOST
I wasn't aware of that.
Stinky PeteHOST
And it's also got Don't Start Me Talking by, Don't Start Me Too Talking by Sonny Boy Williams on it.
Stinky PeteHOST
So it's quite an interesting mixture of songs kind of outside of the kind of standard doobies approach.
Stinky PeteHOST
But I think most people who like the doobies, and I think I've got pretty well all of their albums, right through to the point at which they were pretty shite um they uh i think this is the one which this is the one where everyone will go yeah this is what this is what made them you know who they who they are um yeah so not much else to say really oh no one other thing to say it has an exceptionally fine inside cover on the gatefold that sounds a bit rude I
James GaspardHOST
I think he was a distant cousin and really highly revered by other musicians at the time as one of the best slide players, even though he never really achieved great fame before his early death.
James GaspardHOST
And after that, another unbelievable, unique voice, Sonny Boy Williamson II.
James GaspardHOST
The sky is crying.
James GaspardHOST
Sonny Boy Williamson II, always been one of my favorite singers.
James GaspardHOST
Just so much life in that voice, you know? And his life story is just the epitome of the blues.
James GaspardHOST
He was born Alec Rice Miller.
James GaspardHOST
Some say he was born in Glendora, Mississippi in 1912.
James GaspardHOST
Now, that would have made him 52 years old when he died in 1965.
Guy DavisCORRESPONDENT
Y'all know the rules.
Guy DavisCORRESPONDENT
Our finalists each get two songs to sway this illustrious panel of judges, including Sleepy John Estes, Sonny Boy Williamson, and myself.
Guy DavisCORRESPONDENT
The crowd roared and hoisted their bottles high.
Guy DavisCORRESPONDENT
Grand prize, Tampa Red yelled.
Gerry CaseyHOST
Do tell.
Austin Walkin' CaneGUEST
So, Robert Junior Lockwood, who played guitar with Sonny Boy Williamson, Muddy Waters, Holland Wolfe, Little Walter, did I say that? All sorts of people.
Austin Walkin' CaneGUEST
He lived in Cleveland, Ohio for the last 50 years of his life.
Austin Walkin' CaneGUEST
And one night, he came to one of my gigs, and we went out with my other friend, Colin D.
Tom ColluraGUEST
In fact, that's what Robert Plant said.
Tom ColluraGUEST
He goes, "I'm trying to sound like Sonny Boy Williamson.
Tom ColluraGUEST
That's all I'm trying to do.
Tom ColluraGUEST
I want to sound like the record I listen to." But it's being reinvented, and what we've found, what Bill has particularly helped uncover, is that the, the protocols we've used all along fit in.
Terry HineGUEST
Uh, no.
Terry HineGUEST
He invited me over to, uh, his, uh, place, and he said, "Uh, this is what I'm into." And he started playing me some Howlin' Wolf and Sonny Boy Williamson and stuff like that, and I said, "And I'm into playing in big bands," you know, reading music.
Terry HineGUEST
And I go, "This shit's fucked up, man.
Terry HineGUEST
These, these people are playing out of tune.
MattHOST
I highly suggest you check some of his stuff out if you never have before.
MattHOST
Before that, Taj Mahal, Checking Up On My Baby, a St- uh, Sonny Boy Williams, uh, Sonny Boy Williamson II song.
MattHOST
There we go.
MattHOST
Say that 10 times fast.
Matt the CatHOST
This is where the Kings of Rhythm were born, a group name that Ike would use on and off for the rest of his career.
Matt the CatHOST
The Kings of Rhythm played juke joints and backed up blues greats like Sonny Boy Williamson, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, Elmore James, Muddy Waters, and Charlie Booker.
Matt the CatHOST
It's around this time that Ike Turner met B.B. King.
Matt the CatHOST
B.B. was so impressed with Ike's performance, he talked him into going to Memphis and looking up Sam Phillips at the Memphis Recording Service.
The TemptationsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
was the 3rd of September That day I'll always remember Yes, I will Cause there was a day That my daddy died I never got a chance to see
P.W. FentonHOST
On this day in 1963, Sonny Boy Williamson entered the Chess recording studios with Jarrett Gibson, Donald Hankins, Lafayette Leak, Buddy Guy, Jack Myers, and Clifton James to record Trying to Get Back on My Feet and this song, Decoration Day for the Checker
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League.
P.W. FentonHOST
Hey, don't forget to stop by at bluesland.net where I have links to all the music you hear on this show.
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