Sonny Boy Williamson is tagged as: blues, harmonica blues, delta blues, classic blues, chicago blues There are two harmonica playing bluesmen known as Sonny Boy Williamson. They are colloquially referred to as Sonny Boy Williamson I and Sonny Boy Williamson II respectively, but are of no relation.|The two are easy to distinguish. Williamson I played the harmonica acoustically and was essentially a pre-War artist. Williamson II was entirely an electrified harpist, in the style of Little Walter, reflecting the advent of the jukebox and electrified instruments following World War II.|(Compare the albums Sonny Boy Williamson I ~~ Sonny Boy Williamson II)|——————————————————————|Sonny Boy Williamson I (30 March 1914 - 1 June 1948)|also known as John Lee Curtis Williamson, was an American blues harmonica player, born in Jackson, Tennessee, whose first record Good Morning Little School Girl was a hit in 1937. He was widely popular throughout the whole southeast of the U.S., and was practically synonymous with the blues harmonica for the next decade, making his a commonly used stage name by the time he was murdered in 1948. He is buried at the Old Blairs Chapel Church, south west of Jackson, Tennessee.|more on wikipedia ————&mdash... Read More About Sonny Boy Williamson Biography...  Send Sonny Boy Williamson ringtones to your cell
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