Sonny Boy Williamson Volume 1

The first and dare we say the better of the two artists to use the Sonny Boy Williamson moniker, John Lee Williamson landed his first recording contract in 1937 at the age of 23 and over the next decade or so established himself as one of the leading blues artists. His initial recordings were in the country blues style, but over the next few years he relied more upon the use of the harmonica and became acknowledged as the father of the modern blue sharp. He recorded some 120 sides (all of which were singles, rather than albums) over that ten years or so, and a representative collection is presented on this compelling collection.