Thursday, June 17, 2021

Help Me - Sonny Boy Williamson II 1963

 This was the first Sonny Boy song I heard. On a compilation in the listening booth at Duck Son and Pinkers. 

The song, a mid-tempo twelve-bar blues, is credited to Williamson, Willie Dixon, and Ralph Bass and is based on the 1962 instrumental hit "Green Onions" by Booker T. and the MGs. "Help Me" became a hit in 1963 and reached number 24 in the Billboard R&B chart.