Mae Mercer with Sonny Boy Williamson
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Sorry I caused a thunderstorm today….
Yesterday we put up a garden gate. We started staining it yesterday, immediately causing just enough rain to get us to stop. Today I began staining it again, causing a light drizzle, which stopped as soon as I put the stain away. I waited a… Read More
Don’t start me talkin’….
Here’s Weird Bob covering one of my fave Sonny Boy Williamson tunes – Letterman. And of course here’s Sonny Boy. I’m going to spare you the New York Dolls and Doobie Brothers versions and go right to James Cotton
The drinking song list continues….
Listen to Sloppy Drunk Blues by Sonny Boy Williamson (Drinking Song #17). There were two Sonny Boy Williamsons. This is the first one, who is generally known in the blues world as Sonny Boy I. He was an excellent performer and harmonica player who made… Read More
Too Close Together
I’ve been making occasional posts at a place called Open Salon. I went over there a while back to visit Steve. In order to comment on his posts, I had to register, and registration, which is free, comes with a blog space, and well, put… Read More
King of the Nine String
Join me over at SqueezeMyLemon and let’s listen to the late great Big Joe Williams. Williams had a long career that included recording many sides with the harp player Sonny Boy Williamson (the first one). He doubled up three strings on his guitar, creating a… Read More
27th Street 