Sonny Boy Williamson – Complete Recorded Works 1937 – 1947 Vol. 1 (1937-1938)

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21. I’m Tired Trucking My Blues Away – John Lee Sonny Boy Williamson
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Sonny Boy Williamson

Complete Recorded Works 5 May 1937 – 12 November 1947

Vol 1: (5th May 1937 to 17th June 1938)

Featuring the recordings of:

Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee Williamson), vocal / harmonica; Joe Williams, guitar; Robert Lee McCoy, guitar / vocal (on 4). Sonny Boy Williamson, vocal / harmonica; Walter Davis, piano; probably Robert Lee McCoy, probably Henry Townsend, guitar. Sonny Boy Williamson, vocal / harmonica; Yank Rachell, guitar on 21 / mandolin (except on 21); Joe Williams, Elijah Jones, guitar; Rachell, Williams or Jones, speech on 20,21 and 24. Sonny Boy Williamson, vocal / harmonica; Walter Davis, piano; “Jackson” Joe Williams, guitar.

Genres: Blues, Mississippi Blues, Chicago Blues, Urban Blues, Blues Harmonica, Blues Guitar, Blues Piano, Blues Mandolin

Abridged from this album’s original booklet notes. In a brief life of thirty four years Sonny Boy Williamson achieved immortality as the pioneer of what was to become part of the post war electric sound of the Chicago Blues. To allow the harmonica, sometimes described as a ‘semi-legitimate’ instrument, to compete in a band environment, with drums, usually a piano and recently amplified guitars Sonny Boy literally embraced the microphone along with the harmonica to great effect. Often he would dove-tailing and blend the sound of the instrument with the beginning or end his songs lines. His popularity and influence were immense and survive until today. His techniques paved the way for many blues artists, including Sonny Boy (Rice Miller) Williamson, Little Walter, Junior Wells and many others. This, the first of five remarkable volumes from Document of the complete recordings of the father of amplified blues harmonica, demonstrates how Sonny Boy Williamson 1st brought the instrument from the country to the city and turned the small, pocket sized instrument into a major voice in the blues. In 1934 Sonny Boy moved to north to Chicago where he worked Maxwell Street and as a sideman with numerous blues groups at the local clubs. Sonny Boy‘s first recordings (that feature on this album) were accompanied by Big Joe Williams and Robert Lee McCoy (later to become famous as Robert Nighthawk) was made at the Leland Hotel, Aurora, Illinois, on the 5th May 1937 for the Bluebird label. The first track, Good Morning, School Girl, was not an unknown tune but Sonny Boy brought to it a set of lyrics that have stayed with it ever since. His attractive short tongued delivery and clean swinging harp playing became a hit and has since become a much recorded blues classic tune. Other tracks in this first session include the personal Blue Bird Blues dedicated to Sonny Boy‘s wife Lacey Belle, and the perennial Sugar Mama Blues. Sonny Boy went on to record another session in November 1937, Black Gal Blues from this set has become known as “Wild About You Baby”, while Early In The Morning was a reworking of the number usually associated with pianist Walter Roland. It is probably an indication of the interest in their new found star that the Bluebird label offered Sonny Boy another session in March 1938, which saw 10 songs being cut. Tracks from this session include My Little Cornelious (which is another version of “Blue Bird Blues”) and the reflective masterpiece Decoration Day, a markedly up-beat version of “You Can Lead Me”. The Mandolin of Yank Rachell fills out the sound on this set and lends a brittle driving force to the faster numbers. The fastest, I’m Tired Trucking My Blues Away sees Big Joe Williams guitar setting a furious pace behind Sonny Boy‘s virtuoso harmonica playing. This track really rocks and is an indication of the direction in which Sonny Boy Williamson the 1st was to take his music over the next few years.

Keith Briggs Copyright 1991 Document Records.

DOCD-5055

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2. Blue Bird Blues – John Lee Sonny Boy Williamson
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3. Jackson Blues – John Lee Sonny Boy Williamson
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4. Got The Bottle Up And Gone – John Lee Sonny Boy Williamson
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5. Sugar Mama Blues – John Lee Sonny Boy Williamson
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6. Skinny Woman – John Lee Sonny Boy Williamson
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7. Up The Country Blues – John Lee Sonny Boy Williamson
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8. Worried Me Blues – John Lee Sonny Boy Williamson
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9. Black Gal Blues – John Lee Sonny Boy Williamson
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10. Collector Man Blues – John Lee Sonny Boy Williamson
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11. Frigidaire Blues – John Lee Sonny Boy Williamson
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12. Suzanna Blues – John Lee Sonny Boy Williamson
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13. Early In The Morning – John Lee Sonny Boy Williamson
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14. Project Highway – John Lee Sonny Boy Williamson
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15. My Little Cornelius – John Lee Sonny Boy Williamson
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16. Decoration Day Blues – John Lee Sonny Boy Williamson
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17. You Can Lead Me – John Lee Sonny Boy Williamson
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18. Moonshine – John Lee Sonny Boy Williamson
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19. Miss Louisa Blues – John Lee Sonny Boy Williamson
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20. Sunny Land – John Lee Sonny Boy Williamson
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21. I’m Tired Trucking My Blues Away – John Lee Sonny Boy Williamson
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22. Down South – John Lee Sonny Boy Williamson
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23. Beauty Parlor – John Lee Sonny Boy Williamson
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