John Lee Williamson - The Story of the Blues (2 CD) [gnodde]

John Lee Williamson - The Story of the Blues (2 CD)



John Lee Curtis "Sonny Boy" Williamson (March 30, 1914 – June 1, 1948) was an American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter. He is often regarded as the pioneer of the blues harp as a solo instrument. He played on hundreds of recordings by many pre–World War II blues artists. Under his own name, he was one of the most recorded blues musicians of the 1930s and 1940s and is closely associated with Chicago producer Lester Melrose and Bluebird Records. His popular songs, original or adapted, include "Good Morning, School Girl", "Sugar Mama", "Early in the Morning", and "Stop Breaking Down".

Williamson's harmonica style was a great influence on postwar performers. Later in his career, he was a mentor to many up-and-coming blues musicians who moved to Chicago, including Muddy Waters. In an attempt to capitalize on Williamson's fame, Aleck "Rice" Miller began recording and performing as Sonny Boy Williamson in the early 1940s, and later, to distinguish the two, John Lee Williamson came to be known as Sonny Boy Williamson I or "the original Sonny Boy".

Tracklist
CD 1 - Early In The Morning:
01 - Worried Me Blues
02 - Black Gal Blues
03 - Frigidaire Blues
04 - Suzanna Blues
05 - Early In The Morning Blues
06 - Sugar Mama Blues
07 - Skinny Woman
08 - My Little Cornelius
09 - Decoration Blues
10 - You Can Lead Me
11 - Miss Louisa Blues
12 - Sunnyland
13 - I'm Tired Trucking My Blues Away
14 - Beauty Parlor
15 - My Baby I've Been Your Slave
16 - Doggin' My Love Around
17 - Little Low Woman Blues
18 - Sugar Mama Blues No. 2
19 - Good Gal Blues
20 - I'm Not Pleasing You
21 - Honey Bee Blues

CD 2 - Broken Heart Blues:
01 - She Was A Dreamer
02 - Decoration Day Blues No. 2
03 - Western Union Man
04 - Springtime Blues
05 - War Time Blues
06 - Sloppy Drunk Blues
07 - Shotgun Blues
08 - New Early In The Morning
09 - You Got To Step Back
10 - Drink On Little Girl
11 - My Baby Made A Change
12 - Million Years Blues
13 - I Been Dealing With The Devil
14 - Broken Heart Blues
15 - She Don't Leave Me That Way
16 - Cool And Iceman Blues
17 - Springtime Blues
18 - I'm Gonna Catch Your Soon
19 - Blues That Made Me Drunk
20 - Come On Baby And Take A Walk
21 - Mellow Chick Swing

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