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RUM 2011136LP
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Rumble Records present Sonny Boy Williamson's debut album Down And Out Blues, originally released in 1959. Down And Out Blues combined many of his early singles into one complete package. Though he may not be as much of a household name as Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley, or John Lee Hooker, Williamson is every bit an equal to his Chicago contemporaries. Featuring backing, in fact, from Waters, Otis Spann, and Willie Dixon, this is a truly essential piece of Chicago blues reissued here on Rumble Records.
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JAM 13006LP
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Prior to his legendary tours with The Yardbirds and The Animals, even before the Checker singles that helped set off the British blues craze of the early '60s, Mississippi blues singer and harmonica player Sonny Boy Williamson (aka Alex Miller) cut his teeth recording these classic sides for the Jackson, Mississippi-based Trumpet Records. Originally released as 78-RPM records, these recordings are some of the rawest and most powerful pieces in Williamson's discography.
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DOY 688LP
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"Prior to his legendary tours with The Yardbirds and The Animals, even before the Checker singles that helped set off the British blues craze of the early '60s, Mississippi blues singer and harmonica player Sonny Boy Williamson (nee Alex Miller) cut his teeth recording these classic sides for the Jackson, Mississippi based Trumpet Records. Originally released on 78 RPM, these recordings are some of the rawest and most powerful pieces in Williamson's discography and Doxy is pleased to present them again, to a new generation, on this wonderful 2LP set."
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JBJ 1036EP
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In his all too brief life and career, Sonny Boy Williamson popularized harmonica blues and became one of the key influences on Chicago's infamous blues scene. Both sides here were cut in 1947. "Polly Put Your Kettle On" became something of a club favorite on the roots music scenes of the '80s. The fact that it was issued on 78rpm only has meant that this classic has never had a proper DJ-friendly 45rpm issue -- and the same goes for the hep shuffler "Mellow Chick Swing."
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