SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON Your funeral my trial – Blues music Reaction – His intensity is scary!
SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON Your funeral my trial Reaction.The intensity this man uses in passing across his message as well as his harmonica playing,is out of this world!
Thanks Harri! Sonny Boy was a beast on the harmonica. He was part of that incredible line up at Chess Records who put out nothing but solid gold blues. I had to request my fave SBW tune. AND a standing O from Harri!!!
Harri, you mentioned how much you like harmonica. Just wondering if you’re familiar with Lee Oskar. Here’s a link to “Before the Rain”: https://youtu.be/3f56qh5PmUA
Wikipedia: Lee Oskar (born 24 March 1948)[1] is a Danish harmonica player,notable for his contributions to the sound of the rock-funk fusion group War, which was formed by Howard E. Scott and Harold Brown,[3] his solo work, and as a harmonica manufacturer.[4] He continues to play with 3 other original War band members, Harold Brown, Howard Scott and B.B. Dickerson, under the name LowRider Band.
The Blues are the root of all great rock and Sonny Boy was a master. There will always be the blues no matter what new thing comes along. It's the human spirit put to music.
Birth name Alek Ford and later Rice Miller, Miller being the surname of his adoptive father, he is technically Sonny Boy Williamson II, since he borrowed that moniker from the original Sonny Boy, John Lee Curtis Williamson, who died in 1948. Miller was a favorite among British fans and blues musicians, touring England and recording with The Yardbirds and The Animals. Quite the character, Sonny Boy took a liking to the European fans, and while there had a custom-made, two-tone suit tailored personally for him, along with a bowler hat, matching umbrella, and an attaché case for his harmonicas. Along with Mose Allison, he was a particular favorite of Peter Townshend's, who had Eric Clapton perform his "Eyesight to the Blind" in his rock opera "Tommy." That brilliant song contains this line of poetry: "Her daddy must have been a millionaire. I can tell by the way she walks." Thanks to Adam and Harri!
There were two famous musicians known as Sonny Boy Williamson. This is the second one. He's usually considered the best, but the first one has a lot of fans, too.
Thanks so much Harri and Adam!! Sonny Boy Williamson is one of my favorite bluesmen. Give "Help Me" a listen, and then Ten Years After's live version a try. Both are so very good. Also, if you like harmonica check out Jerry Portnoy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yB0tSRS3tLg
This song is of another era where people sang of things which today would be viewed as neither politically or socially correct. Raw emotion. Like Billie Holiday's My Man, where she says he has three girls he likes as well as me… He isn't true, he beats me too, but I love him. Back in the day, Blues went to some very dark places, filled with raw emotion, to express the confounding nature of the human condition. Not to condone it but to explain it. Would anyone even record Billie's Strange Fruit today?
Saw this guy in the UK when he was part of the American Folk Blues Festival in 1964 along with other blues greats. The studio version (1958) of this is a bit more upbeat and the delivery a bit more belligerent where this is matter of fact – do it or you're dead!! Another song in the same vein (on the same label) is Little Walter's "Boom, Boom Out Goes The Lights" https://youtu.be/IzHaePDPIV8 (1957). There must have been something in the air in Chicago in the mid-fifties 😄
This is my first listen. I thought I was going to learn that Nick Cave covered this for his 1986 lp Your Funeral My Trial. I can see why he might have borrowed the title for his own song. Great performance. Thanks for sharing this one.
Oh yes, Sonny Boy Williamson is being featured this evening here. Adam, you chose a juicy Sonny Boy performance, in my view. Thank you, Adam and Harri for this one!
As noted elsewhere here, ⬆️⬇️, an absolute master of the blues harp. Funny and interesting to see what a typical mess closed captioning makes of the lyrics!! 🙄 🤔🤭 🤣
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Can never get enough Blues,……
Thanks Harri! Sonny Boy was a beast on the harmonica. He was part of that incredible line up at Chess Records who put out nothing but solid gold blues. I had to request my fave SBW tune. AND a standing O from Harri!!!
Next check out Jimmy Reed please
Harri, you mentioned how much you like harmonica. Just wondering if you’re familiar with Lee Oskar.
Here’s a link to “Before the Rain”: https://youtu.be/3f56qh5PmUA
Wikipedia:
Lee Oskar (born 24 March 1948)[1] is a Danish harmonica player,notable for his contributions to the sound of the rock-funk fusion group War, which was formed by Howard E. Scott and Harold Brown,[3] his solo work, and as a harmonica manufacturer.[4] He continues to play with 3 other original War band members, Harold Brown, Howard Scott and B.B. Dickerson, under the name LowRider Band.
The Blues are the root of all great rock and Sonny Boy was a master. There will always be the blues no matter what new thing comes along. It's the human spirit put to music.
Bloosey woosey wonderful!
Had to come back and comment on that handsome and intense harmonica . 😘😘😘
Phenomenal performance. I can imagine him paying 5 cents as a kid for a harmonica & teaching himself to play. I could listen to this all day.❤😊
Now THAT'S the BLUES !!!!
Great stuff. You can bring us blues like that any time. 😁
Birth name Alek Ford and later Rice Miller, Miller being the surname of his adoptive father, he is technically Sonny Boy Williamson II, since he borrowed that moniker from the original Sonny Boy, John Lee Curtis Williamson, who died in 1948. Miller was a favorite among British fans and blues musicians, touring England and recording with The Yardbirds and The Animals. Quite the character, Sonny Boy took a liking to the European fans, and while there had a custom-made, two-tone suit tailored personally for him, along with a bowler hat, matching umbrella, and an attaché case for his harmonicas. Along with Mose Allison, he was a particular favorite of Peter Townshend's, who had Eric Clapton perform his "Eyesight to the Blind" in his rock opera "Tommy." That brilliant song contains this line of poetry: "Her daddy must have been a millionaire. I can tell by the way she walks." Thanks to Adam and Harri!
There were two famous musicians known as Sonny Boy Williamson. This is the second one. He's usually considered the best, but the first one has a lot of fans, too.
In the Blues they would call him a harp player.
I'm so glad you realized that the lyrics weren't very very nice. Yes, he played a mean harmonica….. the lyrics left much to be desired.
Thanks so much Harri and Adam!! Sonny Boy Williamson is one of my favorite bluesmen. Give "Help Me" a listen, and then Ten Years After's live version a try. Both are so very good. Also, if you like harmonica check out Jerry Portnoy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yB0tSRS3tLg
This song is of another era where people sang of things which today would be viewed as neither politically or socially correct. Raw emotion. Like Billie Holiday's My Man, where she says he has three girls he likes as well as me… He isn't true, he beats me too, but I love him. Back in the day, Blues went to some very dark places, filled with raw emotion, to express the confounding nature of the human condition. Not to condone it but to explain it. Would anyone even record Billie's Strange Fruit today?
That's some very ,very sweet harp !!!
Saw this guy in the UK when he was part of the American Folk Blues Festival in 1964 along with other blues greats. The studio version (1958) of this is a bit more upbeat and the delivery a bit more belligerent where this is matter of fact – do it or you're dead!!
Another song in the same vein (on the same label) is Little Walter's "Boom, Boom Out Goes The Lights" https://youtu.be/IzHaePDPIV8 (1957). There must have been something in the air in Chicago in the mid-fifties 😄
This is my first listen. I thought I was going to learn that Nick Cave covered this for his 1986 lp Your Funeral My Trial. I can see why he might have borrowed the title for his own song. Great performance. Thanks for sharing this one.
Oh yes, Sonny Boy Williamson is being featured this evening here. Adam, you chose a juicy Sonny Boy performance, in my view. Thank you, Adam and Harri for this one!
Sonny Boy Williamson one of the essential blues masters.
Great choice Adam. Love that harmonica! Fantastic review Harri🌺✌️
Saw him several years ago.
As noted elsewhere here, ⬆️⬇️, an absolute master of the blues harp. Funny and interesting to see what a typical mess closed captioning makes of the lyrics!! 🙄 🤔🤭 🤣
I am speechless
Excellent choice one of the best blues harp player's ever check out jesse fuller san Francisco bay blues or sonny Terry and Brownie McGee