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John Lee Williamson was an Western blues harmonica player and a number one to utilise a title Sonny Son Williamson. He was innate someplace touching Jackson, Tennessee on March 30, 1914. His original harmonica recordings were considered to be in the united states style, however he presently demonstrated skill at making mouth harp the lead instrument for blues. He has been known as "the father of modern blues harp". His number one record "Good Morning, School Girl" was the hit inside 1937. He was widely popular throughout a whole sou'-east U.s.a. & practically synonymous using a blues mouth organ for the next decade. A second easily-known song of his is "Shake the Boogie". John Lee's style influenced the total of blues performing artist, including Billy Boy Arnold, Sonny Terry, and the immature Muddy Waters. His music was popular plenty that per 1940s, another blues harp streaming video player, Aleck/Alex "Rice" Miller began using the name Sonny Boy Williamson too. John Lee objected to this, though there is no legal action took place. Inside 1948, John Lee was tragically flushed fallowing the mugging.
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John Lee ''Sonny Boy'' Williamson Tribute pages for the most important harmonica player of the pre-war era on the BluesWeb site. The pages include a biography, articles, quotes, bibliography and a discography. Masters of Blues Harp: John Lee Williamson (Sonny Boy I) Biographical note. Sonny Boy Williamson I: Lyrics and Sound Clips Collection of lyrics of his songs, sound clips, biography, recommended listening, reading and viewing. Williamson, John Lee "Sonny Boy" Father of Chicago style blues harp. This page has a short biography and discography. |
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