Recommended Recordings

 

As one of Our Recommendations and Recommended Recordings, we recommend Down And Out Blues, by Sonny Boy Williamson.

Down And Out Blues is a classic 1950’s Sonny Boy Williamson album, originally released on Chess Records in 1959.

This 2 CD re-release contains the original Down And Out Blues album, with some bonus tracks, as well as Sonny Boy Williamson’s recordings for Trumpet Records of Jackson, Mississippi, made in 1951-54 before Sonny Boy Williamson started recording on Chess Records in Chicago.

CD cover, Down And Out Blues, by Sonny Boy Williamson. This 2 CD set contains the original Chess Records album plus Sonny Boy Williamson's 1951-54 releases on Trumpet Records.
CD cover, Down And Out Blues, by Sonny Boy Williamson. This 2 CD set contains the original Chess Records album plus Sonny Boy Williamson’s 1951-54 releases on Trumpet Records.

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CD cover, Sonny Boy Williamson - Cool, Cool Blues, a 4CD compilation of Trumpet Records releases from JSP Records
CD cover, Sonny Boy Williamson – Cool, Cool Blues, a 4CD compilation of Trumpet Records releases from JSP Records

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some Sonny Boy Williamson Sites To Visit
Mississippi Blues Trail marker for Trumpet Records, Farish Street, Jackson, Mississippi
Mississippi Blues Trail marker for Trumpet Records, Farish Street, Jackson, Mississippi

 

 

 

 

 

Sonny Boy Williamson grave near Tutwiler, Mississippi. The grave stone was placed by Lillian McMurray, whose Trumpet Records label made the first Sonny Boy Williamson recordings.
Sonny Boy Williamson grave near Tutwiler, Mississippi. The grave stone was placed by Lillian McMurray, whose Trumpet Records label made the first Sonny Boy Williamson recordings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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