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Sonny Boy Williamson II. Alex or Aleck Miller (originally Ford, possibly December 5, 1912 [3] [a] – May 24, 1965), [4] known later in his career as Sonny Boy Williamson, was an American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter. [2] He was an early and influential blues harp stylist who recorded successfully in the 1950s and 1960s.
Alex “Rice” Miller (aka Sonny Boy Williamson II) performs at the American Folk Blues Festival while in Europe in 1963. At the beginning of the 1960s Sonny Boy toured Europe several times when the British blues craze was at it’s peak. Upon returning to the U.S., he resumed playing the King Biscuit Time show on KFFA, and performed in the ...
Sonny Boy Williamson & the Yardbirds is a live album by Chicago blues veteran Sonny Boy Williamson II backed by English rock band the Yardbirds.It was recorded at the Crawdaddy Club in Richmond, Surrey on December 8, 1963.However, the performances were not released until early 1966, after a string of Top 40 hits by the Yardbirds.
25 de feb. de 2024 · Mostly taken from his last years in the first half of the '60s, the 12 cuts here represent some of the best of Williamson's juke joint and dancefloor-friendly mix. Helping out this fine harp player are such Chicago royalty as Willie Dixon, Robert Lockwood Jr., Fred Below, and Otis Spann. Also available as a two-fer with his More Real Folk Blues LP.
Aleck (eller Alex) "Rice" Miller, även känd som "Sonny Boy" Williamson II, Rice Miller, Willie Williams, Willie Miller, "Little Boy Blue", "The Goat" och "Footsie", förmodligen född 5 december 1912 i Mississippi, död på natten 24 - 25 maj 1965 i Helena, Arkansas, var en amerikansk blues - munspelare, sångare och låtskrivare.
Discover Live in London with Eric Clapton by Sonny Boy Williamson II. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
29 de sept. de 2016 · May 25, 1965 – Sonny Boy Williamson ll was born Aleck (Alex) Ford aka Alex “Rice” Miller – (his stepfather’s name) on the Sara Jones Plantation near Glendora, in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi.He claimed his birth date was December 5, 1899 although one researcher, David Evans, music professor at Memphis University, claims to have found census record evidence that he was born around ...
