By R&B (138.238.41.118) on Tuesday, June 03, 2003 - 12:52 pm:

IS SONNY BOY WILLIAMS STILL AROUND,HE HAD A NICE HIT IN THE MID 60'S..THAMK YOU JOHN,AND I THINK HE HAD SOME OTHER THINGS AS WELL,THANKS!

By MEL&THEN SOME (217.14.178.28) on Tuesday, June 03, 2003 - 01:03 pm:

R&B
I assume you are referring to
Rice Miller
aka
sonny boy williamson 2

I would name a lot of great stuff by him I have on tapes etc
but wont bore you.

Anyway my personal fave
is
Help me
then
Bring it on home,
keep it to yourself,
the incredible
dont start me talkin'
as well as others.

there you go
I did name others

Mel(harpos mate,yes and grouchos)

By MEL&THEN SOME (212.159.51.231) on Tuesday, June 03, 2003 - 03:00 pm:

RnB,
are my wires crossed here?
I just noticed you said
sonny boy WILLIAMS!

are you referring to somebody else then?
Sorry mate,
like a bull in a china shop.

Yours embarrasingly
Mel

By R&B (138.238.41.128) on Tuesday, June 03, 2003 - 03:09 pm:

HEY MEL,THANKS AGAIN PARTNER FOR SAVIN MY BACON,YES I MEANT SONNY BOY WILLAMSON,MOST PEOPLE SAY THAT THE EYES GOE FIRST,BUT I THINK IT'S THE MIND,THANKS AGAIN!

By MEL&THEN SOME (212.159.51.231) on Tuesday, June 03, 2003 - 03:12 pm:

Hey Buddy
that makes the two of us.
Keep on Keeping on RnB
Your uk 8 ball mate
aka mel.

By LG Nilsson (213.89.29.129) on Tuesday, June 03, 2003 - 03:37 pm:

R&B,

Sonny Boy Williamson was born March 11, 1908. He died June 23 1965. MCA has a great double CD with his most well known Chess/Checker recordings: The Essential Sonny Boy Williamson. My favorite track is the same as Mel�s �Help Me�� recorded in January 1963.

DISC 1
1. Good Evening Everybody (2:35)
2. Don't Start Me To Talkin' (2:35)
3. All My Love In Vain (2:50)
4. You Killing Me (3:31)
5. Let Me Explain (2:55)
6. Your Imagination (3:00)
7. Don't Lose Your Eye (3:04)
8. Keep It To Yourself (2:51)
9. The Key (To Your Door) (2:33)
10. Have You Ever Been In Love (2:56)
11. Fattening Frogs For Snakes (2:22)
12. I Don't Know (2:27)
13. Like Wolf (2:53)
14. Cross My Heart (3:23)
15. Ninety Nine (2:40)
16. Born Blind (2:34)
17. Little Village (with false start and dialogue) (4:07) **
18. Unseen Eye (3:00)
19. Your Funeral And My Trial (2:32)
20. Keep Your Hands Out Of My Pocket (2:51)
21. Unseeing Eye (3:07) ***
22. Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide (2:20)
23. The Goat (2:44)
DISC 2
1. Cool Disposition (2:43)
2. Santa Claus (2:45)
3. Checkin' Up On My Baby (1:58)
4. Temperature 110 (2:18)
5. Lonesome Cabin (3:05)
6. Somebody Help Me (2:19)
7. Down Child (2:36)
8. Trust My Baby (2:44)
9. Too Close Together (2:15)
10. Too Young To Die (3:01)
11. She's My Baby (2:11)
12. Stop Right Now (2:27)
13. Too Old To Think (2:53)
14. One Way Out (2:02)
15. Nine Below Zero (3:45)
16. Help Me (3:10)
17. Bye Bye Bird (2:40)
18. Bring It On Home (2:39)
19. Decoration Day (3:25)
20. Trying To Get Back On My Feet (2:09)
21. Close To Me (3:07)
22. I Can't Be Alone (3:16)

Lars

By R&B (138.238.41.128) on Wednesday, June 04, 2003 - 07:52 am:

THANKS LARS,YOU'RE ON TOP OF THINGS AS ALWAYS,THANKS AGAIN!

By Fury13 (12.2.196.17) on Wednesday, June 04, 2003 - 07:24 pm:

Sonny Boy (II) was incredible. I can't believe the emotion he wrung out of a harmonica. And what a voice. "Don't Start Me To Talkin'" is my favorite.

I believe some of those tracks listed above were done for the Trumpet label out of Jackson, Mississippi, where Sonny Boy recorded pre-1955.

And of course, that's Sonny Boy playing harp on Elmore (Elmo) James' original 1951 version of "Dust My Broom" on Trumpet.

By MEL&THEN SOME (217.14.178.124) on Wednesday, June 04, 2003 - 08:17 pm:

HeyFury,
I agree
the way that he played the harp really came out very emotionally like the harp was an actual extension to his voice.
I have stuff with him
on records with Tampa Red and with Shakey Horton and with Baby Boy Warren whilst in Chicago and Detroit.

It was 1951 when Sonny Boy recorded for Lillian McMurry's
Trumpet Label.
The first release was
"eyesight to the blind"
which he later cut again in Chicago but calling it
"born blind"

In all he released
12 records in about 4 years whilst with the Jackson,Mississippi based Trumpet Label.

I love his stuff with Chicagos finest as back-up for him
Muddy Waters,
Otis Spann,
Jimmy Rogers,
with the outstanding
Willie Dixon and the superb drumming
of Fred Below.

Sonny Boy Williamson 2nd
way,way up there with
Walter Horton and Little Walter etc.

MEL
Muddy Waters,

By MEL&THEN SOME (217.14.178.124) on Wednesday, June 04, 2003 - 08:20 pm:

Whats Muddy Waters
doing under my name?????????????/
"you gotta help me,
I cant do it
all by myself"