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His Best [MCA]
(1997)
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Sonny Boy Williamson
While some hardliners will point to his early 1950s Trumpet recordings as his most undiluted work, Sonny Boy's tenure at Chess Records was his longest and most successful and therefore deserves first look for the novice coming to this remarkable bluesman at ground level. This 20-track collection takes 17 tracks from the excellent two-disc ...
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Chess Blues
(1992)
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Chess Blues is a superlative four-CD box set featuring important tracks by all the main stars of the label (Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson), as well as much previously unreleased material. A well-done retrospective of Chicago blues in its heyday, as recorded by America's greatest blues label, Chess. Cub Koda, All ...
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Blues Masters, Vol. 16: More Harmonica Classics
(1998)
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With such a wealth of great harmonica blues out there, and with such an outstanding track record on Rhino's part in general when it comes to historical compilations, it's no surprise that their second anthology of harmonica blues is just as good as the first. There are fine cuts by many big guns here, including Little Walter, both Sonny Boy ...
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One Way Out
(1968)
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Sonny Boy Williamson II
Although lacking the hilarious slice-of-life studio banter that makes its companion album Bummer Road so priceless, this is certainly a collection of terrific Chicago blues tracks as only Sonny Boy Williamson could do it. Like the Tennessee harmonica player with whom he shared a stage name, this Sonny Boy's music comes from the country blues ...
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Don't Mess With the Boogie Man
(1988)
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Big Joe Duskin
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The Best of Sonny Boy Williamson [Fontana]
(2006)
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Sonny Boy Williamson [II]
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Boppin' with Sonny
(1997)
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Sonny Boy Williamson II
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Down and Out Blues/In Memorium
(2004)
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Sonny Boy Williamson [II]
In 2004, the Beat Goes On label reissued two legendary Sonny Boy Williamson (aka Rice Miller) albums, Down and Out Blues and In Memorium, originally released on Chess Records in 1959 and 1965, respectively. Both albums combined deliver 23 raucous cuts of Chicago blues, including the standards "Don't Start Me to Talkin'," "One Way Out," "Bring It ...
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A Yardbird in Memphis
(2006)
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Canned Heat Blues Band
(1996)
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Canned Heat
Canned Heat founder and guitar great Bob Hite once described his band as "a rock band with country/blues roots" and perhaps a little less modestly, "the first and greatest boogie band ever." Canned Heat's "greatness" has always seemed to elude them by a hair, however, regardless of their versatility and devotion to the strange and wonderful ...
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Troubled World
(1997)
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Johnny B. Moore
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The Best of Sonny Boy Williamson [Chess]
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Sonny Boy Williamson II
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Down and Out Blues
(1959)
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Sonny Boy Williamson II
Retaining photographer Don Bronstein's cover shot of a disheveled bum lying on the sidewalk (some former Chess artist, perhaps?) Sonny Boy Williamson's original 1959 album made it to digital reissue but has now been supplanted by MCA's exhaustive The Essential Sonny Boy Williamson. Still, for a budget price, there are a dozen unforgettable tracks: ...
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Trumpet Masters, Vol. 5: From the Bottom
(1991)
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Sonny Boy Williamson [II]
As you would expect, Sonny Boy Williamson II's Trumpet sides were rough, raspy and combative, punctuated by biting harmonica and accented by his piercing vocals. This CD cleans up the sound a bit, but not enough to rob it of its energy or grit. Ron Wynn, All Music Guide
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Best of Blues and R&B: From Trumpet Records
(2003)
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This five-CD box gathers together raucous Delta blues and early R&B sides recorded for Trumpet Records from 1951-1952. Collectables previously sold these volumes separately as a five-volume series called Trumpet Masters. The first disc covers the loose piano workouts of Willie Love and the last disc is exclusively Sonny Boy Williamson II sides. ...
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Blues: The Essential Album
(2004)
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The title of this two-CD compilation rather wildly overstates its importance, as does the subtitle "the most important artists, the classic performances, the key songs." Few would consider, for example, Little Esther's "Lost in a Dream" or Big Joe Turner's "S.K. Blues" among the greatest blues cuts of all time, and as significant as Helen Humes ...
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American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 2
(2004)
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The second volume of American Folk Blues Festival: 1962-1969 was originally recorded by German promoters and blues fanatics Horst Lippmann and Fritz Rau, who originally booked the tours through Europe. These 16 tracks have been deemed highlights and it's hard to argue with that assessment, especially when the musicians present include Howlin' Wolf ...
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Nine Below Zero [Snapper]
(2008)
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Sonny Boy Williamson
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Weekend in Memphis
(2006)
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McCarty-Hite Project
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Keep It to Yourself - Arkansas Blues, Vol. 1: Solo Performances
(2006)
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Various Artists
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