Re: [Harp-L] Sonny Boy 1 Question

["Jim Greenwald" <staggerin@xxxxxxxxx>]

FWIW - a couple other tunes that SBI did, later played by SBII were "Decoration Day" and "Check(ing) Up On My Baby"

By the time Big Joe Williams cut "King Biscuit Stomp" in Dec. 1947, SBII reputedly wasn't on KFFA's "King Biscuit Time" anymore. The topic and/or the theme song was pretty ripe for exploitation on wax. My speculation is that some astute person at Columbia understood the popularity and wide reach of the radio show among the market they were hoping to sell these Big Joe Williams records to. I don't imagine it a record FOR the Interstate Grocer (flour) Company, so much as a record for the record company. All the other recordings from that session were pretty much remakes of previous Big Joe themes, with the newer instrumentation. Sure didn't hurt to have the 'real' Sonny Boy on harp. 
If someone knows who got the writer's credit on "King Biscuit Stomp" that might shed some light.

mostly guessing,
Staggerin' Jim
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ken Deifik 
  To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 5:08 PM
  Subject: [Harp-L] Sonny Boy 1 Question


  About the only song I have found that was done by both Sonny Boy 
  Williamsons is called Apple Tree Swing by 1 and Peach Tree by 2.  I'm sure 
  there are others, but this one stands out.

  But I am completely puzzled by a song by Big Joe Williams and SBW1 called 
  King Biscuit Stomp.

  Every fan of SBW2 knows of his connection to the King Biscuit flour company.

  Does anyone know how SBW1 came to record a song for the King Biscuit 
  company?  It's clearly not SBW singing because he's playing through the 
  singing, which is by Big Joe.  The lyric even makes reference to Sonny Boy.