Re: SBW I,II,II,IV,V... etc....

[Dan Todd <tuberadio3@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey Tom,
This is great!  But you forgot one of my favorites, Sonny Boy Nelson.
Dan
On Friday, June 13, 2003, at 11:20 AM, tom ball wrote:

>
> Just wanted to alert folks who may have an interest in the Sonny Boys:
>
> On John Tefteller's new web site, there's a pic of a great old SBW 
> poster: http://bluesimages.com/html/posters_s_boy_williamson.html
>
> What makes this interesting it that it's neither SBWI nor SBWII... the 
> pic on the poster is of the third SBW, i.e. Jeff Williamson, who 
> played harp and recorded for Ram records in '58.  At the bottom of the 
> poster they list some of SBWII's songs -- the promoters seem to be 
> trying to pass off this SBWIII as SBWII -- in much the same manner 
> that SBWII had tried to pass himself off as SBWI.  :)
>
> All of which got me thinking:  (And yes, I know, I clearly have too 
> much time on my hands....<g>)
>
> As if this Sonny Boy I, II & III stuff weren't confusing enough, 
> there's also a fourth harmonica player who recorded as "Sonny Boy 
> Williams" for Duplex in 1959, plus a different (and fifth) player 
> named "Sonny Boy Williams" who appeared on a Southern Culture LP in 
> 1968.  Also there is a "Sunny Williams" (pianist Enoch Williams) who 
> made 78s for Decca and Super Disc, plus a harp playing "Sonny Boy 
> Wilson" in Chicago, and also a "Sonny Williams" on Sonora about whom I 
> know nothing. "Sonny Wilson" on DeeGee is a very young Jackie Wilson.
>
> "Chicago Sunny Boy" on Meteor is actually Joe Hill Louis, and "Ole 
> Sonny Boy" on Excello is either Papa Lightfoot or J. D. (not Walter) 
> Horton.  "Sonny Boy and Lonnie" and "Sonny Boy and Sam" on Continental 
> are the duo of A. "Shorty" Smith and Lonnie Johnson, while "Sunny Boy 
> and his Pals" on Gennett and/or Champion is actually Papa Harvey Hull 
> and Long "Cleve" Reed.
>
> Then there's "Sonny Boy Holmes" on RIH, "Sonny Boy Davis" on Talent, 
> "Sonny Boy Franklin" on Eddie's, and "Sonny Boy Johnson" on Murray. 
> And finally, none of the above should be confused with "Sonny Boy 
> Haynes," who is a midget wrestler with the World Wrestling Federation.
>
> Now then.  Any additions?  <grin>
>
> cheers,
>
> Tom Ball
> Santa Bobo
>
> PS: also on John's site are some posters of other harp greats:
>
> Jimmy Reed: http://bluesimages.com/html/posters_jimmy_reed.html
>
> Papa Lightfoot (as "Little Papa Walter" and credited with several LW 
> songs) http://bluesimages.com/html/posters_papa_lightfoot.html
>
> Howlin' Wolf: http://bluesimages.com/html/posters_howlin_wolf.html
>
>
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