Sonny Boy Williamson - Sonny Boy Williamson

Title: Sonny Boy Williamson - Sonny Boy Williamson
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1976, Blues, Chicago Blues and Harmonica Blues, Helena, Arkansas 8/26
Matrix #: 2-ACMB-206
Condition: VG+++ (LM) | Members: Sonny Boy Williamson (N/A)
Cultural Facts:

1. Scene Ecology: Williamson became a Delta blues star through KFFA’s King Biscuit Time in Helena, one of the earliest regularly broadcast blues radio programs and an influence on musicians including B.B. King, Muddy Waters, and Howlin’ Wolf.
2. Personal Struggle: Before achieving recognition, Williamson spent years traveling through Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Missouri, supporting himself by playing harmonica in juke joints, lumber camps, levee camps, and parties.
3. Notable Myth: Born Aleck “Rice” Miller, he began performing as Sonny Boy Williamson while another successful blues musician was already using that name, and he deliberately made his own age and biography difficult for later historians to untangle.

8/15/26 LM