Sonny Boy Williamson I

SonnyBoyWilliamson I

male, deceased (1948)
American, SonnyBoyWilliamson, American harmonica player, harmonica, blues, country blues…Billy Boy Arnold, John Lee Williamson
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee Curtis Williamson, 30 March 1914 - 1 June 1948) was an American blues harmonica player, and the first to use the...
Sonny Boy Williamson II

SonnyBoyWilliamson II

male, deceased (1965)
American blues musician, musician, Blues musician, from Mississippi, Blues singer, American harmonica player
Aleck "Rice" Miller, a.k.a. Sonny Boy Williamson II, Willie Williamson, Willie Miller, "Little Boy Blue", "The Goat" and "Footsie," was an American...
Big Walter Horton

Big Walter Horton

male, deceased (1981)
Walter Horton, Big Walter "Shakey" Horton, Memphis Jug Band, Sun Records, Okeh, Blues harmonica player…SonnyBoyWilliamson
Big Walter "Shakey" Horton was an American blues harmonica player. Born Walter Horton in Horn Lake, Mississippi, he was playing a harmonica by the...
Pinetop Perkins

Pinetop Perkins

male, 96 years old
musician, African American, Memphis, blues, Blues Hall of Fame inductee, SonnyBoyWilliamson
Pinetop Perkins (born Joe Willie Perkins on July 7, 1913) is an American blues musician. Perkins was born in Belzoni, Mississippi. He began his...
Junior Parker

Junior Parker

male, deceased (1971)
musician, African American, singer, record label, Blues musician, from Mississippi…SonnyBoyWilliamson
Junior Parker (May 27, 1932-November 18, 1971) was a Memphis blues singer and musician. Junior Parker was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi as Herman...
Carey Bell

Carey Bell

male, deceased (2007)
Robert Nighthawk, Chicago blues, from Mississippi, harmonica, Blues musician, SonnyBoyWilliamson
Carey Bell (November 14, 1936 - May 6, 2007) was an American musician who played the harmonica in the musical style of Chicago blues. Bell played...
J. B. Lenoir

J. B. Lenoir

male, deceased (1967)
French American, J.O.B. Records, Blues guitarist, Blues musician, from Mississippi, chess…SonnyBoyWilliamson
J. B. Lenoir (March 5, 1929 - April 29, 1967) was an American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter born in Monticello, Mississippi. During the...
Johnny Copeland

Johnny Copeland

male, deceased (1997)
Blues musician, American, Blues singer, Rounder Records, from Louisiana, Blues guitarist…SonnyBoyWilliamson
Johnny Copeland (b. 27 March 1937, Haynesville, Louisiana - d. 3 July 1997, Harlem, New York) was an American blues guitarist and singer. As a...
Leonard Chess

Leonard Chess

male, deceased (1969)
Motal, Lejzor Czyz, Blues Hall of Fame inductee, bass drum, Laura Lee, Philip Chess…SonnyBoyWilliamson
Leonard Chess (March 12, 1917 - October 16, 1969) was a record company executive, founder of Chess Records. Chess was influential in the...
Brian Auger

Brian Auger

male, 70 years old
British, jazz pianist, keyboardist, rock, keyboard magazine, jimmy smith…SonnyBoyWilliamson
Brian Auger, (born July 18 1939 in London), is a jazz and rock keyboardist, who has specialised in playing the Hammond Organ. His mentor was famous...