Sonny Boy Williamson on video

A couple of really great clips of this maestro of blues harp. An innovative bluesman SBW is pretty much overlooked these days though out of all the Chess artists he is undoubtedly the most original. His radio show King Biscuit Time introduced electrified blues for the first time and his trips to the UK in the 60s brought real blues to Europe. As a songwriter he is head and shoulders above Willie Dixon creating some of the best blues poetry. Most of the time his lyrics were improvised on the spot with only a few notes to guide him. As a matter of policy he played every day of his life and was permanently on the ball to make music. Watch Nine Below Zero and Bye Bye Bird and enjoy one of the most underrated artists of the 20th century.