THE HISTORY OF A MYTH
Little is known about the childhood of Sonny Boy Williamson. What we have here is asymmetric information, legends and hypotheses. Sonny Boy was written as a myth, no past, no present, no future. Only one name on the blues scene of the Mississippi. Your date of birth is another mystery because he gave conflicting information about itself.
Sonny Boy recorded a song called''The Story of Sonny Boy Williamson,''which cites 5 December 1897 as the date of his birth. However, nothing guarantees that this is true. He was a shrewd man rude field. Born in Glendora, in the state of Mississippi, a small village in Tallahatchie County. To 7 years he was playing the harmonica and worked on cotton plantations. At that time, Sonny Boy ever played religious songs and polkas on harmonica. But their history in the blues would only really begin in 1951 when Lillian McMurry, the owner of Trumpet Records, offered him the opportunity to record his first 78 record called "eyesight to the blind." Soon after, other recordings came from. At that time, Sonny Boy Williamson was already a star of local radio. He had a radio program on KFFA Helena, Ark., which went on air from 12:15 to 12:30 and was sponsored by King Biscuit Company Corn Meal. The program was called "King Biscuit.Time "and this program is exactly what Sonny Boy BB King had the first chance to show his talents as a bluesman. Others came later as Walter Horton, Little Walter, Fenton Robinsom ...
Sonny Boy was invited for Chess Records through its owner, Leonard Chess to join the cast of the record. At this point, he had already recorded by several different companies, among them RCA, Sun and Ace. But it was at Chess Records that Sonny became a living legend . Suddenly, everyone heard them speak of Sonny Boy everywhere from Florida to Texas. Then came "Don` t Start Me To Talkin '", the biggest commercial success of Sonny Boy in the U.S.. Then the classical "Help Me, "and" Nine Below Zero. "In 1962, Sonny Boy was invited to attend a tour of Europe called" American Negroes Blues Festival, staying in London because of its great success. The following year, a new version of festival took place, this time with the name "American Blues Festival, organized by Willie Dixon. The success of Sonny Boy Williamson was so great that many groups of the London scene practically begged to play with him. Among these newcomers were Yardbirds Eric Clapton, Eric Burdon of The Animals, The trinitys Jimmy Page, Ciryl Davies, Chris Barber and Roland Kirk. Sonny was a myth that time, a god of harmony, it has labeled as Eric Burdon in 1963.
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this time, Sonny Boy dressed like an English gentleman, impeccable suits, gloves, hat and umbrella were part of her clothing. Our old man was a celebrity in London, but something inside your heart clamored to return to the old town of Helena, Arkansas. He presents the death coming. He returned home in April 1965. The host of The King Biscuit Time, Sonny Payne, Sonny Boy Williamson asked why his home, which was already a success in Europe and was gaining a lot. money there. Sonny Boy said: "I came home to die. I want to die in my land."
According to some friends, Sonny had gone fishing with them the day before His death and rescued a girl from drowning in the River. The friends thought the effort was too much for the old bluesman's heart in his sixties. Soony's health was already compromised by a very cirrhosis caused by alcoholism. According to Robbie Robertson, former lead singer of The Hawks (later The Band), Sonny was spitting blood often. A hemorrhage was already giving signs that the end would be brief.
On May 25, 1965, Sonny Boy Williamson was found dead in his apartment, there KFFA meter radio, which had returned to lead the program that became notorious in the region of Mississippi. His drummer, The. J. Curtis Peck found him dead in bed. Sonny Boy Williamson died of a heart attack during sleep. Died a myth, a legend was born. The legend Sonny Boy Williamson. King's Harmonica.
Antonio Carlos Cabrera
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