Sonny Boy Williamson Biography

Sonny Boy Williamson biography

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NAME: Sonny Boy Williamson
OCCUPATION: Singer
BIRTH DATE: March 30, 1914
DEATH DATE: June 01, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH: Jackson, Tennessee

PLACE OF DEATH: Chicago, Illinois
Originally: John Lee Curtis Williamson

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Sonny Boy Williamson was an American blues singer and harmonica player, known for "jump" tempos and slight speech impediment.

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Sonny Boy Williamson was an American blues singer and harmonica player. He performed throughout the South in the 1920s and then moved to Chicago in 1934. He began recording in 1937. He became widely known and loved for his "jump" tempos and slight speech impediment, both of which have been imitated. At the height of his fame, Williamson was robbed and murdered while walking home from a blues bar.