Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]

Aliases: Rice Miller
"Sonny Boy" Williamson
Sonny Boy Williamson His Harmonica & House Rockers
"Sonny Boy" Williamson and His Orchestra
Real name: Alex Miller
Born: December 5, 1899
Died: May 25, 1965
Country: United States
IPI: 00063518579 14 works
00063518677 42 works
00063518775 6 works
00259783707 24 works
00471644351 5 works
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Blues singer, songwriter and harmonica player.
Although he called himself the real Sonny Boy Williamson, he is often referred to as "Sonny Boy Williamson II".
Not to be confused with: Sonny Boy Williamson [US1]

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Originals

Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
All My Love in Vain	"Sonny Boy" Williamson [II]	September 1955	(4 artists)
Bring It on Home REC	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	1965	(50 artists) Originally by Shakey Horton REL
Bye Bye Bird	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	February 1963	(7 artists)
Checkin' up on My Baby	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	1965	(32 artists)
Crazy About You Baby	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	February 1951	(3 artists)
Do It if You Wanta	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	September 1951	Knock-Out Greg & Blue Weather
Don't Start Me Talkin'	"Sonny Boy" Williamson [II]	September 1955	(46 artists)
Empty Bedroom	Sonny Boy Williamson and His Houserockers	February 1955	Big Jon Atkinson & Bob Corritore
Eyesight to the Blind	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	February 1951	(36 artists)
From the Bottom	Sonny Boy Williamson and His Houserockers	February 1955	(2 artists)
Gettin' Out Of Town	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	1954	Unverified
Going in Your Direction	"Sonny Boy" Williamson and His Orchestra	1953	R.J. Mischo
Help Me	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	February 1963	(73 artists)
I Cross My Heart	Sonny Boy Williamson His Harmonica & House Rockers	November 1951	(2 artists)
I Don't Know	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	May 1957	(5 artists)
It's Sad to Be Alone	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	February 1960	(5 artists)
Keep It to Yourself	"Sonny Boy" Williamson [II]	October 1956	(15 artists)
Keep You Hand out of My Pocket	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	1969	(2 artists)
Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	June 1959	Little Anthony & Sugar Ray
Little Village	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	1969	(2 artists)
Mighty Long Time	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	February 1953	(3 artists)
Movin' Down the River Rhine	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	1963	(2 artists)
Mr. Down Child	Sonny Boy Williamson His Harmonica & House Rockers	August 1952	(9 artists)
My One Room Cabin	Sonny Boy Williamson and Memphis Slim	1964	Hojas Blues Band
My Younger Days	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	July 1964	(2 artists)
Nine Below Zero	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	February 1953	(25 artists)
Ninety Nine	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	January 1958	Sam Myers
No More Lonely Nights REC	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	1991	Originally by Al Kooper & Mike Bloomfield REL
No Nights by Myself	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	December 1955	Solomon Burke
One Way Out	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	January 1962	(37 artists)
Peach Tree	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	January 1965	Hojas Blues Band
Pontiac Blues	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	November 1951	(5 artists)
Red Hot Kisses	"Sonny Boy" Williamson and His Orchestra	1953	Bob Margolin and Bob Corritore with Special Guest Jimmy Vivino
She's My Baby	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	1966	(4 artists)
Slowly Walk Close to Me	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	1963	Kenny "Blue" Ray
Stop Now Baby	Sonny Boy Williamson His Harmonica & House Rockers	August 1952	Mark Hummel
The Goat	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	February 1960	(3 artists)
The Key (To Your Door)	"Sonny Boy" Williamson	October 1956	Bluesberry
Too Close Together	Sonny Boy Williamson His Harmonica & Houserockers	December 1953	(4 artists)
Too Young to Die	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	1965	(6 artists)
Trust My Baby	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	October 1960	(5 artists)
Unseeing Eye	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	June 1959	Bo Ramsey
Unseen Eye	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	1969	(4 artists)
You Killing Me	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	1975	Little Bobby and The Jumpstarts
Your Funeral & My Trial	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	May 1958	(10 artists)
Your Imagination	"Sonny Boy" Williamson [II]	March 1956	(3 artists)

Covers by Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]

Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
23 Hours Too Long	Sonny Boy Williamson accompanied by The Yardbirds	January 7, 1966	Unverified
Bye Bye Bird	Sonny Boy Williamson accompanied by The Yardbirds	January 7, 1966	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]
Decoration Day	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	December 1963	Sonny Boy Williamson [US1]
Fattening Frogs for Snakes	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	May 1957	Virginia Liston - Piano Accomp. by Clarence Williams, Bumble Bee Slim, Ben Smith Quartet Covered by (17 artists)
Fattening Frogs for Snakes	Sonny Boy Williamson + Animals	1972	Virginia Liston - Piano Accomp. by Clarence Williams, Bumble Bee Slim, Ben Smith Quartet, Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]
Fattening Frogs for Snakes	Sonny Boy Williamson and Memphis Slim	1964	Virginia Liston - Piano Accomp. by Clarence Williams, Bumble Bee Slim, Ben Smith Quartet, Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]
Good Evening Everybody	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	1973	[Big] Joe Williams
Mister Downchild	Sonny Boy Williamson accompanied by The Yardbirds	January 7, 1966	Sonny Boy Williamson His Harmonica & House Rockers
My Babe	Sonny Boy Williamson + Animals	1972	Florida Normal Industrial Institute Quartet, Little Walter and His Jukes
Night Time Is the Right Time	Sonny Boy Williamson + Animals	1972	The Honey Dripper
Nine Below Zero	Sonny Boy Williamson and Memphis Slim	1964	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]
Pontiac Blues	Sonny Boy Williamson accompanied by The Yardbirds	January 7, 1966	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]
Pontiac Blues	Sonny Boy Williamson + Animals	1972	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]
The Skies Is Crying	Sonny Boy Williamson and Memphis Slim	1964	Elmo James and His Broomdusters
The Sky Is Crying	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	1963	Elmo James and His Broomdusters
Your Funeral and My Trial	Sonny Boy Williamson and Memphis Slim	1964	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]

Songs written by Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
All My Love in Vain	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	"Sonny Boy" Williamson [II]	August 12, 1955	Covered by (4 artists)
Bye Bye Bird	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2], Willie Dixon	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	January 11, 1963	Covered by (7 artists)
Checkin' up on My Baby	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	April 14, 1960	Covered by (32 artists)
Crazy About You Baby	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	January 4, 1951	Covered by (3 artists)
Do It if You Wanna	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	August 5, 1951	Covered by Knock-Out Greg & Blue Weather
Don't Start Me Talkin'	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	"Sonny Boy" Williamson [II]	August 12, 1955	Covered by (46 artists)
Empty Bedroom	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	Sonny Boy Williamson and His Houserockers	November 2, 1954	Covered by Big Jon Atkinson & Bob Corritore
Eyesight to the Blind	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	January 4, 1951	Covered by (36 artists)
From the Bottom	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	Sonny Boy Williamson and His Houserockers	November 12, 1954	Covered by (2 artists)
Gettin' Out Of Town	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	1954	Unverified
Going in Your Direction	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	"Sonny Boy" Williamson and His Orchestra	1953	Covered by R.J. Mischo
Help Me	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2], Willie Dixon, Ralph Bass	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	January 11, 1963	Covered by (73 artists)
I Cross My Heart	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	Sonny Boy Williamson His Harmonica & House Rockers	August 5, 1951	Covered by (2 artists)
I Don't Know	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	February 6, 1957	Covered by (5 artists)
It's Sad to Be Alone	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	January 30, 1960	Covered by (5 artists)
Keep It to Yourself	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	"Sonny Boy" Williamson [II]	July 8, 1956	Covered by (15 artists)
Keep You Hand out of My Pocket	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	March 27, 1958	Covered by (2 artists)
Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	1959	Covered by Little Anthony & Sugar Ray
Little Village	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	September 1957	Covered by (2 artists)
Mighty Long Time	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	December 4, 1951	Covered by (3 artists)
Movin' Down the River Rhine	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	1963	Covered by (2 artists)
Mr. Down Child	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	Sonny Boy Williamson His Harmonica & House Rockers	December 4, 1951	Covered by (9 artists)
My One Room Cabin	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	Sonny Boy Williamson and Memphis Slim	December 1, 1963	Covered by Hojas Blues Band
My Younger Days	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	April 30, 1964	Covered by (2 artists)
Nine Below Zero	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	December 4, 1951	Covered by (25 artists)
Ninety Nine	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	January 9, 1958	Covered by Sam Myers
No More Lonely Nights	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2] REC, Al Kooper & Mike Bloomfield REL	November 2, 1954
No Nights by Myself	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	November 12, 1954	Covered by Solomon Burke
One Way Out	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2], Elmore James, Marshall Sehorn	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	September 8, 1961	Covered by (37 artists)
Peach Tree	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	January 1965	Covered by Hojas Blues Band
Pontiac Blues	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	August 5, 1950	Covered by (5 artists)
She's My Baby	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	1966	Covered by (4 artists)
Slowly Walk Close to Me	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	November 1, 1963	Covered by Kenny "Blue" Ray
Stop Now Baby	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	Sonny Boy Williamson His Harmonica & House Rockers	August 1952	Covered by Mark Hummel
The Goat	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	January 30, 1960	Covered by (3 artists)
The Key (To Your Door)	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	"Sonny Boy" Williamson	July 8, 1956	Covered by Bluesberry
Too Close Together	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	Sonny Boy Williamson His Harmonica & Houserockers	December 4, 1951	Covered by (4 artists)
Too Young to Die	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	December 14, 1960	Covered by (6 artists)
Trust My Baby	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	September 15, 1960	Covered by (5 artists)
Unseeing Eye	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	1959	Covered by Bo Ramsey
Unseen Eye	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	September 1957	Covered by (4 artists)
You Killing Me	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	August 12, 1955	Covered by Little Bobby and The Jumpstarts
Your Funeral & My Trial	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	March 27, 1958	Covered by (10 artists)
Your Imagination	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	"Sonny Boy" Williamson [II]	January 24, 1956	Covered by (3 artists)

Adapted songs

Title	Written by	Originals	Originally by	Covered by
Fattening Frogs for Snakes	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	Fattening Frogs for Snakes, I Ain't Fattenin' Frogs for Snakes	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	Covered by (17 artists)

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Bummer Road	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	1969	Chess
Down and Out Blues	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	1959	Checker
Faces and Places Vol. 2	Sonny Boy Williamson + Animals	1972	BYG Records
Goin' In Your Direction	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	1991	Trumpet Records
In Memorium	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	1965	Chess
More Real Folk Blues	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	1966	Chess
One Way Out	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	1975	Chess
Portraits in Blues	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	1963	Storyville [DK]
Sonny Boy Williamson and Memphis Slim	Sonny Boy Williamson and Memphis Slim	1964	Vogue
Sonny Boy Williamson & The Yardbirds	Sonny Boy Williamson accompanied by The Yardbirds	January 7, 1966	Fontana
The Blues of Sonny Boy Williamsson	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	1963	Storyville [DK]
The Real Folk Blues	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	January 1965	Chess

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Born Blind	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	January 1958	Checker
Bring It on Home	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	February 1966	Checker
Cool, Cool Blues	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	September 1951	Trumpet Records
Crazy About You Baby	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	February 1951	Trumpet Records
Don't Start Me Talkin'	"Sonny Boy" Williamson [II]	September 1955	Checker
Fattening Frogs for Snakes	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	May 1957	Checker
From the Bottom	Sonny Boy Williamson and His Houserockers	February 1955	Trumpet Records
Going in Your Direction	"Sonny Boy" Williamson and His Orchestra	1953	Trumpet Records
Help Me	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	February 1963	Checker
I Cross My Heart	Sonny Boy Williamson His Harmonica & House Rockers	November 1951	Trumpet Records
Keep It to Yourself	"Sonny Boy" Williamson [II]	October 1956	Checker
Let Me Explain	"Sonny Boy" Williamson [II]	March 1956	Checker
Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	June 1959	Checker
Mr. Down Child	Sonny Boy Williamson His Harmonica & House Rockers	August 1952	Trumpet Records
My Younger Days	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	July 1964	Checker
Nine Below Zero	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	February 1953	Trumpet Records
No Nights by Myself	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	December 1955	Ace Records [US]
One Way Out	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	January 1962	Checker
Pontiac Blues	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	November 1951	Trumpet Records
The Goat	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	February 1960	Checker
Too Close Together	Sonny Boy Williamson His Harmonica & Houserockers	December 1953	Trumpet Records
Trust My Baby	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	October 1960	Checker
Trying to Get Back on My Feet	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	December 1963	Checker
Your Funeral & My Trial	Sonny Boy Williamson [US2]	May 1958	Checker