Sonny Boy Williamson

:(This page is about the blues harmonica player. For the other blues harmonica player of the same name, see Sonny Boy Williamson(2)).
Sonny Boy Williamson (born John Lee Curtis Williamson, March 30, 1914, Jackson, Tennessee, USA; died: June 1, 1948 in Chicago, Illinois) was an American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter, often referred to as "the father of modern blues harp". He recorded for Bluebird and Victor 1937-1947. 
Already during his lifetime, Rice Miller was performing in the South as Sonny Boy Williamson, but as far as is known John Lee Williamson never contested this appropriation of his name. His popular songs, original or adapted, include "Good Morning, School Girl", "Sugar Mama", "Early in the Morning", and "Stop Breaking Down".
John Lee Williamson died in a street mugging on Chicago's notorious South Side. He was buried at his birthplace, at the former site of The Blairs Chapel Church, south-west of Jackson.
==Links To Peel==
Sonny Boy Williamson was the third artist played on the radio by John Peel, in 1961 as a guest on the Kat's Karavan show on the station WRR in Dallas, Texas, where he was living at the time. The musician's original songs were covered by a range of artists, such as 'Good Morning, Little Schoolgirl' by the Yardbirds.
== Shows Played ==
;1960s
* Kat's Karavan (1961): Rub A Dub
;2000s
* 30 March 2004: Polly Put Your Kettle On (LP- Jazz Classics No.17)' (RCA)
== Covered ==
Artist | Song | First known play by Peel
* Taste: Sugar Mama (session) 09 March 1969
* Ten Years After: Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (session) 27 July 1969
* Yardbirds: Good Morning Little Schoolgirl 12 June 1973
== See Also ==
*International Times: Perfumed Garden Column
*Disc & Music Echo: Peel Columns
== External Links ==
* Wikipedia
* Discogs
Category:Artists
Category:Covered