Sonny Boy Williamson (Live session in Sweden)
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2017
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Sonny Boy Williamson (b.1912 in Mississippi and d. 1965 in Arkansas) was the master of the Blues harp. This video focuses on one of his visits to Sweden. In it he plays with fantastic local musicians on guitar and bass. Sonny Boy Williams is a true giant in the Blues world, and shows off his amazing talent in this informal video.
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2024 who’s jamming w Sonny?
Who jamming with sonnyboy Williams in 2023
2024
2024 now and have been listening since I found him in 1985 😅 guess thats showing my age 😆
Jeez, it’s in the title of the video
Sonny Boy Williamson 🤦♂️
who is sonnyboy Williams?
No clue, here.
You can't be as old as I am... I used to follow Otis Redding... Now that's telling my age... I am thankful to the Lord for the gene pool I came from!!! 🙏🏽
Never forget Who wakes y'all up every morning 🌄 🙏🏽
Praise His name and thank Him for every single day y'all see the green grass 🙏🏽
I'm 70 from Helena, AR, my homey for ever 👑
So glad RUclips exists to get to know all these people and great musicians from another time.
He was not only the genuine article in the blues and a giant of the harmonica... the guy had loads of class...
Top 5 harp player in my opinion. He was a hard scrabble type of guy, and was not full of the milk human kindness from what I read.
@@billmavin1815yeah telling a 11 year old JR Wells he would cut him ... definitely not the salt of the earth. I can imagine him being pleasant though. I can also imagine him killing this back up band
@@billmavin1815 ⁰q
I'm not even a blues fan and I find this man phenomenal.
turns out ur a blues fan
Even his snapping of fingers is in the right grooving time
Thank God for the Europeans who respected the music enough to record it on film, tape et al
According to BB King, this the first footage of a blues musician, showed in US Tv nationwide. 1965 I think. Europeans, correctly, were advanced in this. Irrelevant with the video, but Sweden had established its jazz academy in Stockholm university in 1929!
I got to learn of blues artist such as, Sonny boy, Elmear James, Willie Dixon,. Muddy Waters, etc, etc, via, the Rolling Stones, the Yardbirds, The Animals, Van Morrisons Them, Rory Gallagher, Zeppelin- and more. We're Conservative American was playing the music down, the Europeans played the music UP. Thanks to, such as, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Fats Domino, and the Beatles for opening the music up round the world and must also include the seminal "Heartbreak Hotel" by Elvis Aaron Presley. The music world owes a lot to those early Blues, Rhythm an Blues/Rock an Roll artists.
Here in Belgium we were blessed with all the black jazz and blues musicians in the 60s. They were treated and respected here as artists and happy to be out for a while of racism. At least that was what Nina Simone told me in 1965.
"roll over Beethovan, dig these rhythm an blues". Classic lyric from Chuck Berry
God had nothing to do with it, but we’re happy nevertheless
When he walks onto the stage with the suit, bowler hat and brief case, everybody goes WTF !!, and then he starts playing the harp, and everybody goes WOW !!!
0:41
Just like Elwood Blues…
Play like a gangster, roll like a gangster 😎
my most favorite harmonica player ever god have mercy on his soul he died in peace in his sleep
Sonny Boy Williamson Past Away SIX YEARS After I was BORN...
His Chromatic Harmonica was inspirational to me IN 2001SPAH Convention Denver, Co.
Adler Trio-THREE THREE FOOT HARMONICA'S... I KID YOU NOT....
Sonny Boy Williamson WILL LONG LIVE AS THE FIRST BEST HARP & CHROMATIC PLAYER EVER.
KEEP ON HARPN
🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹
The man has more talent in one finger than most of the "musicians" in 2021.
Still the same ...its 2022. See u next year
And still the same in 2024!
My father died a week ago, this is the last song he listened. RIP
Well he died happy then Furet.Jim Liverpool.
RIP
Rest in peace, Brother.
WOW.... rip
Very good last song,,, all us, we Will go, hope one like this in my heart when i'll go.
Sonnyboy make my happier state. Every moment when we are together.❤
My sonnyboy is a Little inside. So be gentle, becase I Listen to harmonica melodie.
Those old Blues men were such colorful characters......Sonny Boy was a gem....
Sit at back in a bus. Use the deliveries entrance. Trying to find a 'coloured' toilet
@@antechinus100 Yep. The sad truth!
Mien Opa !!! Mocht geern "Vlekje Wegwerken , vond hij Lekker, daarna zong hij graag ...Eenmaal zal ik je weer ontmoeten ! ( Lieve Opa R.I.P ❤🇳🇱 Onvergetelijk 🙏Jaar 2022.Tijd 00:28 UUR.NACHT )
Bruh the dude stool his whole identity from another musician, was an alcoholic in the worst sense of the word and was extremely *extremely* violent, amazing player indeed but a horrific man
Dit muziek nemen ze me niet meer af " Kippenvel" Woorden Tekort R.I.P ❤🇳🇱 🙏Onvergetelijk Jaar 2023 Tijdstip 23:02 UUR AVOND Zondag 9 April.
Amazing harmonica player. Could listen to him day after day.can’t say enough good things about his talent.
Alrighty now
Lord have mercy!
One of the greatest communicators of the human condition. Bad to the bone. His subtlety floors me. THE best harmonica player ever.
Agree almost completely, Paul, but you know you gotta give props to Sonny Terry, too! ;d
What a depressing thought!
And what year? And where was he from? Back up band and it is awesome
You can feel his pain. Which is sad, but he was so passionate
..second to Little Walter
The quality here is outstanding, on all fronts.
Straight from the heart of a real bluesman.
Onvergetelijk R.I.P ❤🇳🇱 🙏🌏( 🌹) Jaar 2023 Zondagavond Tijdstip 21:31 UUR ( 18 Juni ) Respect voor de Muziek 👍👋
the freedom of the human being in art, in singing, in music
💯
Hopefully, Sonny is in Blues heaven ...may God have mercy on our souls
Sonny Boy, so debonaire, so sorry I didn't see you live. I did see James Browne the same year you passed, and I love you very much.
Sony Boy II era uma lenda do Blues a voz tão melodiosa e na gaita tão tinha pra ninguém um rei do Blues e da gaita, além ser gentil e ter um jeito todo peculiar. Será sempre lembrado essas músicas serão ouvidas pelo mundo❤
Esse cara é um gênio
A true legend ... That’s the answer why I really love harmonica... RIP gentleman ❤️ with my respect and a big BOW 🙇🏻♂️ 🙇🏻♂️🙇🏻♂️
Anders, that’s nice that you love the harmonica, but do you love the people who play the REAL BLUES?! And, I’m not talking the Blooze that’s been interpreted by whites, but the African American way of of playing it??! Birdlegg, The Blues Tornado!! Austin, Texas, USA
I play blues harmonica.But wow this is really laid back blues its awsome great style of play.
the 60´s Black and White picture looks so Great! But...his performe, beahing Him self even better!!
This is Sonny Boy Williamson II, who was born Alec (Aleck) on 5th December 1912 or 1899,. Williamson was such a mystery that no one truly knew his actual date of birth, he is often confused with John Lee 'Sonnyboy' Williamson from who's name he took for no apparent reason, but that didn't detract from his talent as a great Harmonica player.
😊😊I'm very pls to know I'm not the only one that loves😍 👆 the song but when last did you play it
Thanks for the background info, I was wondering about him.
Truly one of the greatest things I have ever watched.
Yep these guys were gods in England! Love Sonny!💜💔💜
Sweet is every breath!
Take my soul
For the ride
Of love to
Next.
Soul music is food for soul! As simple as that!
no words...
this guy had no adjetives to describe him
A Beautiful man. His music touches my Soul. Deep pure elevating..The BEST... RIP SONNY BOY.. 😢
I couldn't agree more. Very much a Saint.
I sure wish he would toured with the band.. Robbie Robertson said they met him in Arkansas walking down the street in the same clothes he basically had in this video, told him that the British boys wanted to play blues so bad that's what they did.. play bad lol.
@@ninjavigilante5311 Disappointing remarks, especially when those 'British boys' alllowed him to tour and make some real money - something he wouldn't have gotten before their arrival.
That’s good news! Still it doesn’t detract from the fact that Sonny Boy was one of the originals and had a deeper level of talent and artistry!
Sonny Boy is perhaps my ultimate Blues man .....so much soul....~
A genius, one! RIP Sonny.
Sonny Boy Williamson was the real deal. I first heard his Chess recordings a little bit over 50 years ago. He was an amazing man. This video is wonderful.
I caugh Sonny Boy doing a Stockholm show (December 9, 1964) backed by Sture Nordin, bass; Lennart Nyhlén, guitar, around the same time as the film was shot. Sonny Boy didn't like the two Swedes and had them leave the stage! Sonny Boy did the rest of the show alone. I'll never forget this.
How lucky you was !
@@tzanatoriad Agree! The Swedish blues mag. JEFFERSON will publish an extensive piece on Sonny Boy's Swedish sojourns: 1963-64. Including an interview, I conducted many years ago, with the director for the film with SBW and the two Swedish backup musicians.
It’s true , sonny was a bit picky about his accompaniment been there done that
@@tomfyfe6160 I thought they did a good job.
@@peroldaeus3664 Is this available? I would like read it.
Najbolji svirac bluza na usnoj harmonici sveta ikad!
gone too soon. so talented. living a hard life comes through the music.
King of harmonica .... fantastic !
reminds me when he said of his backing bands in England "those British boys want to play the blues real bad, and they do".
Music just flows from him ! thanks for uploading !
Play better self if you can
Play it beter if you can
Maybe at the time he said that. But in a few years a lot of those bands would more than hold their own
@@84kjk Sonny Boy seems to have had an unpleasant way with his fans - often very short with them. Perhaps his background might account for it.
He was salty as shit, he was drunk as hell preforming in Britain and didn't cooperate at all with the British bands at all and didn't even play what that was rehearsed when they got onto the stage, he was a great player but his criticism of the British was undeserved
More talent, soul, blood, tears, honesty, grief and LIFE in these 11 minutes than entire generations of musical output.
The most relaxing song ever to sit and watch the stars 🖤🖤
My soul is black!
i dont understand the 5 unlikes on this video, this is three musicians making great music whats not to like?
Maybe it is the bassman's playing first few verses...until he got to the walking bass-then he gets the changes right. Although I didn't do an 'unlike'. Sonny Boy-such dramatic dude-he plays on anyhow! Personally I like Sonny Boy 1 for the music-but number 2 is such a great showman!
blues requests a soul...
Sonny is one of the greatest ever.
Not everyone has good taste though mate!
russians the white house etc@@DigitalShark99
A man-who played as he lived, many thanx to him.
Legendary
Thank you for posting this piece of history. Fantastic
this is pure gold
Yes I must say this is a good thing they respected music enough to be casual. God Bless
No Words to describe this masterpiece by the Maestro. Thanks
I've never seen anyone play the ho Monica the way he plays it.pure genius.he was very good at what he did.now l see why b. B King admire him so.such a talented human being.
4:24 i fuckin love how charismatic and humble he is!
The Amazing Sonny Boy
Wonderful video of Sonny Boy. This is a Blues Man, the genuine article.
Sonny Boy Williamson II, the genuine article with a counterfeit name.
Right!
William Maurer Whether they call him Aleck or Alex or ‘Rice’ Miller or SBW II, he was one of a kind. A true harmonica legend.
52 dislikes right now🙄
Quien pudiera ser Sonny Boy para vivir 1000 años!!!. Gracias Maestro!!!
Es ist einfach immer wieder genial, wie er die Seele erreicht. DANKE ! RIP
Quem do Brasil ouvindo esse blues
Salve!!!
opaaaa
Top demais!
isto sim e artista de verdade
☝️☝️☝️
A VERY GREAT BLUESMAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How could ANYONE give a thumbs down? I give 2 thumbs up
The passion is ALL THERE. AS well as the heart and skill.
Johan Hougaard
it because its the blues
nobody likes the blues... ask any blues legend..
you feel the blues.
and its not a like thing on a social media hah
wow, that was fn cool.
I've always been moved by his pace, phrasing and chill a.f voice. I didn't know this footage existed, Thank you for sharing.
HalleluYAH When times are blue and the pains of hell surrounds us very out to our Heavenly Father YaHuWaH Elohiym Most High. When times are good praise our Heavenly Father YAH Most High who loves all his children with an everlasting love. Thank you YAH for the soul you created in our late brother Sonny Boy Williamson. Thank you for such soulful music. This man knew and I sincerely hope he's gonna be playing that harp in the streets of New Yerushalayim and in the New Earth under new heavens for eternity to come. HalleluYAH
es un virtuoso eso es un hecho..la memoria del internet siempre lo mostrara (bueno hasta que acaben rompiendola es lo mas probable tal y como van las cosas) .realmente fuera de serie este tipo..mis respetos por su esperanza ..personalmente ya no estoy muy seguro de eso..admiro a los que como usted todavia lo creen
just love this man
Love his phrasing!
Andy McWilliams Yes. Love also the deep vibrato shake in his voice.
Love your phrasing, and your...timing.
A great blues God. A unique character.
SKILLS, SUBTLETIES, and SWAGGER!!! The man was _not_ attractive, but he could have taken home any woman in the house! My absolute favorite of the old school players! I once read a story about his recording sessions with the Yardbirds. As I heard it, before starting, he asked them, "How many measures in a 12-Bar Blues?" They paused for a moment, likely thinking, "This guy's crazy; the answer is in the question." He then finished with, "As many measures as I put there!" This video is a splendid example of that "free time" approach...and the fact that his back-up band wasn't ready for it. Then, there's the whole Junior Wells thing. Sonny Boy II wasn't the greatest player in the history of the Blues, but he was damned sure one of the greatest characters!
I think the band did a great job of backing him up - with no idea of where the heck he was going to go next .....
@@nozecone At least he tried directing them a little, gesturing for transitions, and endings.
I love me some Sonny Boy!
I was about to write "I could listen to this all night" until I realized I just did listen to this all night... 😳
My first harmonica teacher, the wizard of the harp.
I call that a discovery. Thanks to the blues.
Watching the smoke from my corn. Cob pipe fade into the light in my garage while listening to this is 👌
On your screensaver?
Sonny Boy Williamson, patrimônio da humanidade.
Is het zeer zeker !! Blijf het koesteren ...hou van de HARMONICA ❤🇳🇱🌏🇺🇸RIP🙏
What?
Totalmente de acuerdo. Un genio
thats the best thing i've ever heard, blew rasberries the whole time in disbelief xxxxx
Dear all ,
I am not a person who likes to write a much so in brief I'll explain how I see, feel a blues. Basic sound a sound of ship steam engine, train whistle, sound of travel in te chains, silence, home, life, fear ...
Dear people, can you just imagine how tremendous, phenomenal experience of the pain and suffer were needed to produce something we call blues. No more comment just listen...
Video quality is pristine
Keep playin' in heaven Sonny Boy. Love you man!
I hope i can lissing one more time. It's too good to be truth. I hope to fly to the sky whit it. Peter
modesto,simples....um genio
El blues en su expresión más profunda y verdadera..
This is absolutely one of the most BEAUTIFUL videos I’ve ever seen..... wow! True legend, True talent 🖤
Blues is the soul of any kind of music
le Gentleman dans ses moment de Blues que lui seul peut interprété magique avec son harmonica
THANKS
Harpin' Joe, you are truly one of the great players of the blues today.
Hooooo Dios mío que preciosidad de interpretación que calidad de artista y arte ,amo y adoro la armónica….Xapooo
Best harp I can think of !!!
En el blues era lo maximo, daba gusto escucharlo.
Gratidão pela oportunidade de ouvi-lo. Me representa em muito.
Uno de los reyes, un verdadero placer escuchar su música
Smooth as I’m burning my harps ❤️🎤❤️😎🎶
2024 . Harping around to get down.
Alot of understated versatility by the guitarist, ala Django and Christian.
I never know he came over here thanks for sharing
RESPECT! This is such a gem!
One of my favorite harp players
Him and sonny Terry are the best!
I love you !!!
wow so beautiful
Sonny Boy II eterno. Na gaita não tinha pra ninguem. O blues foi o ritmo e nelodiss que todos esses monstros e rei do blues deicou para o povo do mundo ...isso que é musica. Rei do blues e da gaita. Não me canso de ouvir que paz. Brasil❤
Some people's taste is only in their mouth. Great video. Thanks for sharing.
Por un instante estuve ahí, que maravilla ,me perdí entre la música y su improvisación .🙏
This probably only aired in Europe and they didn't even bring his own band over, and its still fantastic.