Name: Down and Out Blues.
Brand: Sonny Boy Williamson

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

MAC1437

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Colour

black

Colour details

Discogs ID

Discs

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2017-03-04

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Scorpio

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Sonny Boy Williamson

Genre GB

Blues / Gospel

Label GB

Rumble

Sonny Boy Williamson was one of the great characters in blues, and his 1959 debut album absolutely overflows with personality. The Arkansas native was 60 years old by this time, but the years, if anything, made him an even more headstrong, commanding artist than he was by nature. Williamson was a truly gifted songwriter capable of penning vivid lyrics that ranked with the best in the genre. Indeed, Down and Out Blues is rife with Sonny Boy songs that have become blues staples, including Don't Start Me to Talkin', Fattening Frogs for Snakes, and Your Funeral and My Trial. Chess Records' crack regulars, spearheaded by guitarists Muddy Waters and Robert Jr Lockwood, provide suitably gritty support, helping to make this 12-song set one of the touchstones of electric blues. Great cover art, too.

Down and Out Blues.

Music GB