Nine Below Zero
Sonny Boy Williamson
Snapper, 2008
1 CD
Catalogue #: SBLUECD049
EAN: 0636551004923
UPC: 636551004923
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Blues harmonica master Sonny Boy Williamson II defined the urban blues-harp style with his 1950s recordings, and NINE BELOW ZERO collects a generous batch of his best. Signature tunes such as "Don't Start Me Talking," the title cut (from which a U.K. pub-rock band once took their name), and "Eyesight to the Blind" are classic examples of Williamson's trademark sound--thick, lazy vocals, and visceral harmonica work so expressive it could almost be a human voice. Not all of Sonny Boy's biggest songs are included here, but NINE BELOW ZERO still makes for one heck of an introduction.
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Sonny Boy Williamson
Sometimes known as Sonny Boy Williamson II, bluesman Rice Miller took his musical moniker from another blues singer who used it first, though Miller was the best-known Sonny Boy Williamson. He began performing in the 1920s, but the Mississippi singer/harmonica player is best known for his pioneering Chicago-style work in the '50s, which influenced Chicago blues singers and harmonica players in equal measure. In the '60s, he was one of those influential blues musicians embraced by British rockers, and he recorded with the Yardbirds, the Animals, and others before his death in 1965.
