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Sonny Boy Williamson

Album of the Week 12-6-25

Submitted by joe shikspack on Sat, 12/06/2025 - 3:00pm

Afternoon folks!

Another week of fun and excitement awaits! Starting out, we've got some of Sonny Boy (Rice Miller) Williamson's early Bluebird Records recordings, followed by a great album compilation of J.B. Lenoir's european recordings. After that, it's time for some zydeco-blues from Clifton Chenier followed by something completely different - some british blues-rock with Chicken Shack, a group with a great mostly unknown guitarist, Stan Webb, and piano and vocals from Christine Perfect (later Christine McVie). Finishing up there's a late 50's jazz album from Horace Silver to check out.

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!

Album of the Week 10-25-25

Submitted by joe shikspack on Sat, 10/25/2025 - 3:00pm

Afternoon folks!

There's some great blues for you all to listen to this week. Starting off, there's an album of mostly live recordings from the American Folk Blues Festival in Europe from 1962 with a great lineup of talent including Memphis Slim, Muddy Waters, Otis Spann, Matt Guitar Murphy and Sonny Boy Williamson. Following that are albums from Eddy Clearwater and west coast harmonica player William Clarke. After that it's on to the rock department with a band you've likely heard of, Los Lobos recorded live and we finish up in the diversity department with a 1980's album from Canadian folk-rock guitarist and songwriter Bruce Cockburn.

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!

Album of the Week 4-6-24

Submitted by joe shikspack on Sat, 04/06/2024 - 3:00pm

Afternoon folks!

This week, we start off with two of the greatest blues harmonica players, a compilation of early recordings from Sonny Boy Williamson and and album from James Cotton. Following that there's a 70's album from Albert King. Entering the blues-rock segment, Lonnie Mack follows that with (I think) his first album from 1963, and there are albums from Johnny Winter and Dr. Feelgood. In the diversity department this week there's a compilation album from The Move which I will add a few more songs to later this weekend.

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!

Album of the Week - 6-11-22

Submitted by joe shikspack on Sat, 06/11/2022 - 3:00pm

Afternoon folks!

More great stuff! Muddy Waters. Sonny Boy Williamson with Jimmy Page - recorded in 1965 when Page was mostly working as a studio sideman, there are only hints of his later style, but Sonny Boy is great of course. Jimmy Reed and Charlie Musselwhite for a little more harmonica goodness. There's John Mayall's transition album to a more jazz-infused style, a mid-70's Savoy Brown album and some bluegrass with the Doug Dillard Band and fiddler Byron Berline.

Enjoy!

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