Sonny Boy Williamson 4 CD Box

"THE CHESS YEARS" 1991

"Born Blind" - great Blues Song!!!

The Fathers of Blues wrote the BEST Blues Songs!!!

J.Geils Band Live Album

"FULL HOUSE" 1972

"SERVES YOU RIGHT TO SUFFER" is a great J.L.Hooker Blues Coverversion!!!

The Sons of Blues plays very good Coverversion and wrote very good new Blues Songs!!!

Some blues numbers and the artists' version that I especially like....no particular order:

Dirty Pool - Stevie Ray Vaughan
Leave My Little Girl Alone - Stevie Ray Vaughan
The Sky is Crying - Sonny Boy Williamson
It's My Own Fault - Johnny Winter
The Thrill is Gone - B.B. King
I'm Gonna Crawl - Led Zeppelin
Since I've Been Lovin' You - Led Zeppelin
I Can't Quit You Baby - Led Zeppelin
Love In Vain - Rolling Stones
Have You Ever Loved a Woman - Derek & the Dominoes (Clapton)
Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad - Derek & the Dominoes (Clapton)
Red House - Jimi Hendrix
Born Under a Bad Sign - Albert King
Rollin' and Tumblin' - Muddy Waters

Where did you come across Sonny Boy's version of The Sky is Crying? I thought I owned everything he ever did, but I don't have this....

Stormy Monday by Allman Bros ,,,,Corina Corina & Desperation & Its never too late by Steppenwolf,,,,Wonderful Tonight by Eric Clapton,,,,Piece of my heart by J.Joplin,,,,Its My own fault by Johnny Winter,,,,im a 'Backdoor Man'by The Doors,,,,Since Ive been lovin u by Led Zep,,,,Pride & joy by Stevie Ray,,,,Love in Vain by Stones,,,,Maynot be blues but close enough for me "Us & Them" by Pink Floyd

I finally saw someone list my favorite.

Albert King. His sound, his signiture licks, his voice. It was his live shows that were truly...I can't even think of the word...spiritually moving, perhaps. He was one loud, badass mother. I saw him live first in 1976...and then I saw him nearly a dozen times after that. The last time in Chicago, the year he died. I taped a bunch of his shows. To this day I miss him...but I make sure his music is always nearby.

life by the drop by stevie is pretty cool and bluesy
nice acoustic work

"Well my heavy throbbers itchin' just to lay a solid rhythm down"

You are right about Albert King, a true icon with a stinging delivery ... that's what is fun about these threads, you think of something and then realize you've overlooked obvious contenders.

For example SRV is one of my idols and I didn't immediately think of his stuff when this topic started ... too many brain cells gone missing probably!


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"Well my heavy throbbers itchin' just to lay a solid rhythm down"

Some hard hitters best heard after dark ... but dont expect a relaxed evening!


Cool Down Mama - Lost John Hunter
I Be's Troubled - Muddy Waters - Library of Congress recording 1941
How Many More Years - Howling Wolf - Sam Phillips Memphis 1951
My Baby Walked Off- Howling Wolf - Sam Phillips Memphis 1951
Money Marbles & Chalk - Jimmy Rogers
Easy - Shaky Walter Horton
Cool Dispostion - Sonny Boy Williamson
Rock With Me Baby - Juke Boy Bonner
She Comes To See Me Sometimes - Joe Hill Louis
I Cant Be Satisfied - Muddy Waters
This Ain't No Place For Me - Slim Harpo
Murmer Low - Big Boy Spires
Crawling King Snake - John Lee Hooker
Katie May - Lightnin' Hopkins
Mystery Train - Little Junior Parker
44 Blues - Mose Vinson
I'm Gonna Murder My Baby - Pat Hare
Try Me One More Time - Willie Nix
Keep Away From My Baby - Joe Hill Louis
Cant Love Me And My Money Too - L.B Lawson
I'm A King Bee - Slim Harpo
Kid Man Blues - Big Maceo
Blood Stains On The Wall - Honeyboy
I'm Gonna Leave You Baby - Lazy Lester
Keep Your Arms Around Me Mama - Shakey Walter Horton
Baker Shop Boogie - Willie Nix
She's My Kinda Girl - Shy Guy Douglas
Rollin' And Tumblin' Pt 1 - Baby Face Leroy
Your Funeral And My Trial - Sonny Boy Williamson
Goin' Mad Blues - John Lee Hooker
Chicago Breakdown - Big Maceo
I'm A Man - Bo Diddley
Fish Tail - Johhny Shines
Walked All Night - Charlie Booker
I'll Be Around - Howling Wolf
My Home Is A Prison - Lonesome Sundown
I'm Gonna Whip You Baby - John Lee Hooker
Have To Let You Go - Lightnin' Hopkins
Sweet Home Chicago - Honey Boy Edwards

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Hi Gazza,
since you have heard entire album even in lo-fi sound. can you give us a review.

Best album since....?

Yes, yes, yes on Albert King! I remember being introduced to him on his tour bus in 1980...what a gentleman...and his Live in S.F. record is fantastic, not to mention his version of Honky Tonk Woman...

and speaking of Alberts...what about Albert Collins?

Black limousine!

Speakin of black; I forgot Long Black Train.

"The Jack" - AC/DC

inopeng Wrote:
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> Yes, yes, yes on Albert King! I remember being
> introduced to him on his tour bus in 1980...what a
> gentleman...and his Live in S.F. record is
> fantastic, not to mention his version of Honky
> Tonk Woman...
>
> and speaking of Alberts...what about Albert
> Collins?


Speaking of Kings, what about Freddie King? Man did he blaze a trail. Clapton would never have been heard of without Freddie as his prototype.

T&A,

I am now red-faced! And "blaze a trail" fits Freddie King so well.

On the subject of Kings, here a funny bit I once heard on the radio. A DJ played three songs in a row...Switching to Glide by the Kings, Killer Queen by Queen, and Dirty Mind by Prince. He said "How's that for some music royalty? And now let's follow it up with a little "Serf/Surf" music" and he played California Girl by the Beach Boys...pretty clever...

Albert and Freddie are probably my favorite blues guitarists. Between them - they pretty much archtyped the entire electric blues guitar idiom for all the bad-asses that followed in the 60s and 70s (and 80s if you count the likes of SRV). If I could pick just one blues guitar oriented tune - it would have to be "Blues Power" from Albert's Live Wire album. If that solo don't melt your eardrums, you are a hopeless cause.

Is Blues Power the one where he talks about the little baby crying for its milk?

that's the one...

that's what I referring to in the earlier post...his voice, his guitar, everything just came together...what a great show that must have been...

the disc isn't called Live in SF, though, it's called Live Wire - from the Fillmore 1968....

Elmore James - Dust My Broom.
Robert Johnson - Crossroad Blues.
B.B. King - How Blue Can You Get.
The Rolling Stones - Black Limousine.



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T&A Wrote:
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> Where did you come across Sonny Boy's version of
> The Sky is Crying? I thought I owned everything he
> ever did, but I don't have this....


Sonny Boy Williamson / Keep It To Ourselves
Label: Storyville/Alligator
Year: 1990

1. The Sky Is Crying
2. Slowly Walk Close To Me
3. Once Upon A Time
4. Don't Let Your Right Hand Know
5. Movin' Out
6. Coming Home To You Baby
7. I Can't Understand
8. Same Girl
9. Gettin' Together
10. Why Are You Crying?
11. Girl Friends
12. When The Lights Went Out

Various Artists
A Celebration of Blues: Great Acoustic Blues
Label
Celebration Of Blues
Release Date
Feb 14, 1996

Give Me My Coat and Shoes Buddy Guy, Junior Wells 3:52
Mr. Luck John Hammond 2:47
The Sky Is Crying Williamson, Sonny Boy 3:23
Worried Life Blues Nappy Brown, Bob Margolin 5:20
I'm a Real Kingfisher Paul James 3:31
Bad Girl Blues Johnny Winter 4:36
I'll Always Be in Love With You Jimmy Witherspoon 4:17
Blues for Robert Jr. Ronnie Earl 2:10
Oreo Cookie Blues Lonnie Mack, Vaughan, Stevie Ray & Double Trouble 4:56
Kind Hearted Woman George Thorogood

Stevie Ray's "Tin Pan Alley" is just a monster blues hit too... "Dirty Pool" is so blue it's creepy.

thanks BrianKeith - I presume it's the same track on both those albums. I'd forgotten about that Alligator release - never did check that one out. I've got all his original Chess output...there's a treasure trove of masterpieces there, of course.

Is it just me or do you find the tone of Alligator records to be bland? The playing is good, just something about the ovrall tone...