The Essential Sonny Boy Williamson

~ Release by Sonny Boy Williamson (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1Cool Disposition
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1960-01-30)
double bass [bass]:
Willie Dixon (on 1960-01-30)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (on 1960-01-30)
guitar:
Luther Tucker and Robert Lockwood (on 1960-01-30)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1960-01-30)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1960-01-30)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1960-01-30)
2:44
2Santa Claus
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1960-04-14)
bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1960-04-14)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (on 1960-04-14)
guitar:
Robert Lockwood (on 1960-04-14) and Luther Tucker (on 1960-04-14)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1960-04-14)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1960-04-14)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1960-04-14)
2:45
3Checkin’ Up on My Baby
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1960-04-14)
producer:
Marshall Chess
editor:
Ron Malo
bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1960-04-14)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below
guitar:
Robert Lockwood (on 1960-04-14) and Luther Tucker (on 1960-04-14)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1960-04-14)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1960-04-14)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1960-04-14)
recording of:
Checkin’ Up on My Baby (on 1960-04-14)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
publisher:
Peer Music (“Peermusic—the global independent”)
1:58
4Temperature 110
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1960-06)
double bass [bass]:
Willie Dixon (in 1960-06)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (in 1960-06)
guitar:
Eddie King (Chicago blues musician) (in 1960-06) and Luther Tucker (in 1960-06)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (in 1960-06)
piano:
Otis Spann (in 1960-06)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (in 1960-06)
2:18
5Lonesome Cabin
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1960-06)
double bass [bass]:
Willie Dixon (in 1960-06)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (in 1960-06)
guitar:
Eddie King (Chicago blues musician) (in 1960-06) and Luther Tucker (in 1960-06)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (in 1960-06)
piano:
Otis Spann (in 1960-06)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (in 1960-06)
3:05
6Somebody Help Me
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1960-06)
producer:
Marshall Chess
editor:
Ralph Bass
double bass [bass]:
Willie Dixon (in 1960-06)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (in 1960-06)
guitar:
Eddie King Milton (Chicago blues musician) (in 1960-06) and Luther Tucker (in 1960-06)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (in 1960-06)
piano:
Otis Spann (in 1960-06)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (in 1960-06)
recording of:
Somebody Help Me (in 1960-06)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
2:19
7Down Child
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1960-09-15)
producer:
Marshall Chess
editor:
Ron Malo
double bass [bass]:
Willie Dixon (on 1960-09-15)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (on 1960-09-15)
guitar:
Robert Lockwood, Jr. (on 1960-09-15) and Luther Tucker (on 1960-09-15)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1960-09-15)
piano:
Lafayette Leake (on 1960-09-15)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1960-09-15)
recording of:
Down Child (on 1960-09-15)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
2:36
8Trust My Baby
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1960-09-15)
producer:
Marshall Chess
editor:
Ron Malo
double bass [bass]:
Willie Dixon (on 1960-09-15)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (on 1960-09-15)
guitar:
Robert Lockwood, Jr. (on 1960-09-15) and Luther Tucker (on 1960-09-15)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1960-09-15)
piano:
Lafayette Leake (on 1960-09-15)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1960-09-15)
recording of:
Trust My Baby (on 1960-09-15)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
2:45
9Too Close Together
double bass [bass]:
Willie Dixon (on 1960-09-15)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (on 1960-09-15)
guitar:
Robert Lockwood (on 1960-09-15) and Luther Tucker (on 1960-09-15)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1960-09-15)
piano:
Lafayette Leake (on 1960-09-15)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1960-09-15)
recording of:
Too Close Together (on 1960-09-15)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
2:14
10Too Young to Die
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1960-12-14)
producer:
Marshall Chess
editor:
Ron Malo
double bass [bass]:
Willie Dixon (on 1960-12-14)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Odie Payne (American Chicago blues drummer) (on 1960-12-14)
guitar:
Robert Lockwood, Jr. (on 1960-12-14) and Luther Tucker (on 1960-12-14)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1960-12-14)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1960-12-14)
vocals:
Willie Dixon (on 1960-12-14) and Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1960-12-14)
recording of:
Too Young to Die (in 1960-12)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
3:01
11She’s My Baby
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1960-12-14)
producer:
Marshall Chess
editor:
Ralph Bass
double bass [bass]:
Willie Dixon (on 1960-12-14)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Odie Payne (American Chicago blues drummer) (on 1960-12-14)
guitar:
Robert Lockwood, Jr. (on 1960-12-14) and Luther Tucker (on 1960-12-14)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1960-12-14)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1960-12-14)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1960-12-14)
recording of:
She's My Baby (on 1960-12-14)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
2:12
12Stop Right Now
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1960-12-14)
producer:
Marshall Chess
editor:
Ralph Bass
double bass [bass]:
Willie Dixon (on 1960-12-14)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Odie Payne (American Chicago blues drummer) (on 1960-12-14)
guitar:
Robert Lockwood, Jr. (on 1960-12-14) and Luther Tucker (on 1960-12-14)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1960-12-14)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1960-12-14)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1960-12-14)
recording of:
Stop Right Now (on 1960-12-14)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
2:27
13Too Old to Think
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-09-08)
producer:
Marshall Chess
editor:
Ron Malo
double bass [bass]:
Willie Dixon (on 1961-09-08)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (on 1961-09-08)
guitar:
Robert Lockwood, Jr. (on 1961-09-08) and Luther Tucker (on 1961-09-08)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1961-09-08)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1961-09-08)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1961-09-08)
recording of:
Too Old to Think (on 1961-09-08)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
2:53
14One Way Out
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-09-08)
double bass [bass]:
Willie Dixon (on 1961-09-08)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (on 1961-09-08)
guitar:
Robert Lockwood (on 1961-09-08) and Luther Tucker (on 1961-09-08)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1961-09-08)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1961-09-08)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1961-09-08)
recording of:
One Way Out (on 1961-09-08)
writer:
Elmore James, Marshall E. Sehorn and Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Rhinelander Music Inc.
2:02
15Nine Below Zero
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-09-08)
double bass [bass]:
Willie Dixon (on 1961-09-08)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (on 1961-09-08)
guitar:
Robert Lockwood (on 1961-09-08) and Luther Tucker (on 1961-09-08)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1961-09-08)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1961-09-08)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1961-09-08)
recording of:
Nine Below Zero (on 1961-09-08)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
3:45
16Help Me
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
bass guitar [bass]:
Milton Rector (blues bassist) (on 1963-01-11)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Al Duncan (on 1963-01-11)
guitar:
Matt Murphy (US blues guitarist) (on 1963-01-11)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1963-01-11)
organ:
Billy “The Kid” Emerson (rock ’n’ roll on Sun, Vee‐Jay & Chess Records), Lafayette Leake and [unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1963-01-11)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1963-01-11)
recording of:
Help Me (on 1963-01-11)
writer:
Ralph Bass, Willie Dixon and Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Peer Music (“Peermusic—the global independent”)
3:10
17Bye Bye Bird
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1963-01-11)
producer:
Marshall Chess
editor:
Ralph Bass
bass guitar [bass]:
Milton Rector (blues bassist) (on 1963-01-11)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Al Duncan (on 1963-01-11)
guitar:
Matt Murphy (US blues guitarist) (on 1963-01-11)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1963-01-11)
organ:
Billy “The Kid” Emerson (rock ’n’ roll on Sun, Vee‐Jay & Chess Records) (on 1963-01-11) and Lafayette Leake (on 1963-01-11)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1963-01-11)
recording of:
Bye Bye Bird (on 1963-01-11)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon and Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Hoochie Coochie Music
2:40
18Bring It On Home
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
producer:
Marshall Chess
editor:
Ron Malo
bass guitar [bass]:
Milton Rector (blues bassist) (on 1963-01-11)
drums (drum set):
Al Duncan (on 1963-01-11)
guitar:
Matt Murphy (US blues guitarist) (on 1963-01-11)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1963-01-11)
organ:
Lafayette Leake and [unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1963-01-11)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1963-01-11)
cover recording of:
Bring It On Home (original Willie Dixon version) (on 1963-01-11)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Hoochie Coochie Music
2:38
19Decoration Day
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1963-09-03)
producer:
Marshall Chess
editor:
Ralph Bass
baritone saxophone:
Donald Hankins (Saxophonist) (on 1963-09-03)
bass:
Jack Meyers (US blues bassist) (on 1963-09-03)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Clifton James (on 1963-09-03)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (on 1963-09-03)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1963-09-03)
piano:
Lafayette Leake (on 1963-09-03)
tenor saxophone:
Jarett Gibson (on 1963-09-03)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1963-09-03)
recording of:
Decoration Day (on 1963-09-03)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
3:26
20Trying to Get Back on My Feet
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1963-09-03)
producer:
Marshall Chess
editor:
Ralph Bass
baritone saxophone:
Donald Hankins (Saxophonist) (on 1963-09-03)
bass:
Jack Meyers (US blues bassist) (on 1963-09-03)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Clifton James (on 1963-09-03)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (on 1963-09-03)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1963-09-03)
piano:
Lafayette Leake (on 1963-09-03)
tenor saxophone:
Jarett Gibson (on 1963-09-03)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1963-09-03)
recording of:
Trying to Get Back on My Feet (on 1963-09-03)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
2:08
21Close to Me
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1964-04-30)
producer:
Marshall Chess
editor:
Ralph Bass
bass:
Jack Meyers (US blues bassist) (on 1964-04-30)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Clifton James (on 1964-04-30)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (on 1964-04-30)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1964-04-30)
piano:
Lafayette Leake (on 1964-04-30)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1964-04-30)
recording of:
Close to Me (on 1964-04-30)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Hoochie Coochie Music
3:08
22I Can’t Be Alone
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1964-08)
bass:
Jack Meyers (US blues bassist) (in 1964-08)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Clifton James (in 1964-08)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (in 1964-08)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (in 1964-08)
piano:
Lafayette Leake (in 1964-08)
saxophone [sax]:
Jarrett Gibson (Blues tenor saxophonist) (in 1964-08) and Donald Hankins (Saxophonist) (in 1964-08)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (in 1964-08)
3:15