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- There were two men who used the name Sonny Boy Williamson, and both made a huge contribution to the Blues. One was an open-hearted genial fellow who made the harp a fixture in Chicago Blues bands, and died very young; the other was a utter rogue, whose juke-joint skills brought the sound of the Mississippi Delta into modern rock music.
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In order to differentiate between the two musicians, many later scholars and biographers have referred to John Lee Williamson (1914–1948) as Sonny Boy Williamson I and Miller (c. 1912–1965) as Sonny Boy Williamson II.
John Lee Curtis Williamson, known to bluesologists as ‘the first Sonny Boy’ or ‘Sonny Boy No. 1’ because he preceded another famed bluesman (‘Rice’ Miller) who also used the SBW moniker, can rightly be considered the forefather of the postwar Chicago blues style. It was he who brought the harmonica to prominence in the blues and he ...
Dec 5, 2023 · Sonny Boy Williamson II, as he is now titled, is admired by musicians as esteemed as Van Morrison, ... John Lee Curtis Williamson – but word of the deception reached him, and the Chicago-based ...
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In the early 30s, John Lee toured the South in the company of guitarists like Yank Rachell and Sleepy John Estes where he performed under his nickname ‘Sonny Boy’ Williamson. By 1935, he was regularly performing in Chicago, and a couple of years later he was signed by RCA/Victor where his first recording sessions for their Bluebird label ...
Aleck Rice Miller recorded and performed as Sonny Boy Williamson beginning in 1940s. Later, John Lee Williamson was referred to as Sonny Boy Williamson I, or “the original Sonny Boy” to differentiate the two. Williamson was born in Madison County in Tennessee, near Jackson in 1914.
Apr 16, 2024 · Last Updated: Apr 16, 2024 • Article History. Byname of: John Lee Williamson. Born: March 30, 1914, Jackson, Tennessee, U.S. Died: June 1, 1948, Chicago, Illinois (aged 34) Sonny Boy Williamson (born March 30, 1914, Jackson, Tennessee, U.S.—died June 1, 1948, Chicago, Illinois) was an American blues vocalist and the first influential ...
Scholars now differentiate the two as Sonny Boy Williamson I (John Lee) and Sonny Boy Williamson II (Alex Miller). To diminish any confusion, the majority of this exhibit focuses on Sonny Boy Williamson II. Display contents: 78s: Good Morning, School Girl / Sonny Boy Williamson (I). Bluebird [1937] Sugar Gal / Sonny Boy Williamson (I). RCA Victor
