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Wirz' AMERICAN MUSIC

Sonny Boy Williamson III
né Jeffrey 'Jeff' Williamson Edward William Johnson1)
a/k/a Sonny 'Golden Boy' Williamson
date and location of birth unknown
date (late 1980s / 1990s) and location of death unknown

discography
S O N N Y   B O Y   W I L L I A M S O N   III; source: front cover of
source: Blues & Rhythm 93 (October 1994), p. 5
("courtesy Bill Greensmith")

#year
of release
title / label / notes
11961SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON

- Mailman, Mailman (MS147)   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- Pretty 'Lil Thing (MS146)   @ youtube   @ Spotify

rec. 1961 in Shreveport, LA; Jeff Williamson, voc, hca; p; James Moore, g; dr


RAM 2501 [Royal Audio Music, Inc., Mira Smith's, later Alton & Maggie Warwick's label]

   

- I Gotta Cry   @ youtube   @ Spotify
- You Better Sit Down   @ youtube   @ Spotify

rec. 1961 in Shreveport, LA; Jeff Williamson, voc, hca; p; James Moore, g; dr

Ram unissued

Ace CDCHD 725 (1999)

219?? 

SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON
- Mailman, Mailman (1:50) [RAM 2501] #
HARMONICA SLIM
- Mary Helen (1:55)

BUDD JOHNSON ORCH. AND VOICES FIVE
- For Sentimental Reasons (2:27)


# rec. 1961 in Shreveport, LA; Jeff Williamson, voc, hca; p; James Moore, g; dr


RAM R-45-20502 [Royal Audio Music, Inc., Mira Smith's, later Alton & Maggie Warwick's label]

31969Jambalaya On The Bayou Vol. 2
The Blues

Lightnin' Slim
- Rock Me Mama
- Bad Luck
Schoolboy Cleve
- She's Gone
Polka-Dot Slim
- Ain't Broke, Ain't Hungry
Mule Thomas
- Blow My Baby Back Home [Hollywood 1091]
Clifton Chenier
- Good Bye Baby
- La Coeur De La Louisianne

Ashton Savoy
- I Want You To Love Me
Katie Webster & Ashton Savoy
- Baby Baby
Jimmy Anderson
- I Wanna Boogie
Donnie Jacobs
- If You Want Good Lovin'
Rockin' Sidney
- You Don't Have To Go

Sonny Boy Williamson
- Mailman, Mailman [RAM 2501]

notes by Mike Leadbitter

Flyright LP 3503 (UK 1969)

Flyright Records discography

41976Southern Harp

Jerry McCain
- Steady [Rex 1014]
Schoolboy Cleve
- New Kind Of Lovin' [Reynaud 1017]
Jerry McCain
- She's Tough [Rex 1014]


Sonny Boy Williamson
- Mailman, Mailman [RAM 2501]
Jerry McCain
- Things Ain't Right [Excello 2081]
Sammy Myers
- You Don't Have To Go [Fury 1035]

7 inch 33 1/3 rpm EP

Black Diamond 4507

Black Diamond discography

51982Suckin' And Blowin'

George Smith
- Telephone Blues
Sonny [Terry] & Jaycee [Burris]
- Keep On Doggin' Me
Jerry McCain
- East Of The Sun
Long Gone Miles & George Smith
- Little Sweet Thing
Papa Lightfoot
- P.L. Blues
George Smith
- Love Life
Cousin Leroy
- I'm Lonesome
Ole Sonny Boy
- Blues & Misery

Long Gone Miles & George Smith
- Hello Josephine
Morris Bailey
- Tell Me Why
Sonny Boy Williamson
- Polly Put Your Kettle On
Jerry McCain
- Wine-O-Wine
Ole Sonny Boy
- You Better Change
George Smith
- Blues In The Dark
Sonny Terry
- Dangerous Woman

Sonny Boy Williamson
- Mailman, Mailman


Sundown CG 709-03 (NL 1982)

Sundown Records discography

61994Shreveport Stomp
Ram Records "Master of the Trail" Volume One

- Ba Da - Roy "Boogie Boy" Perkins
- Red Beans And Rice - Scatman Patin & The Ram Rods
- Cheaters Can't Win - Margaret Lewis
- Flat Foot Sam - T V Slim & His Heartbreakers

- Mailman Mailman - Sonny Boy Williamson [RAM 2501]
- Come Back Betty - Steel
- I'm Leaving - Linda Brannon
- Bow Wow Puppy Love - Jimmy Bonin
- Drop Top - Roy "Boogie Boy" Perkins
- Reconsider Me - Margaret Lewis
- Hippy-Ti-Yo - Bobby Page & The Riff Raffs
- Wherever You Are - Linda Brannon
- Pow Wow - Grace Tennessee And The American Spirits
- Let Me Feel It - Elgie Brown
- Girl In The Street - Vincent Williams
- Ginning - Scatman Patin & The Ram Rods
- Baby Please Forgive Me - Troy Webb
- What Did You Do Last Night - Rocky Robin And The Riff Raffs
- Night Creature - The Run-A-Ways
- Any Way You Do - Linda Brannon
- Eager Boy - The Lonesome Drifter
- Lonesome Heart - Charlotte Hunter
- El Rancho Grande Rock - The Star Makers
- Lovers Land - Ernest Walker
- Louisiana Twist - June Bug Bailey


notes by Ray Topping

Ace CDCHD 494 (UK 1994)

71999Red River Blues
Shreveport Blues from Ram Records

Sonny Boy Williamson
- Mailman Mailman [RAM 2501]
- Pretty Lil Thing [RAM 2501]
- I Gotta Cry [previously unissued]
- You Better Sit Down [previously unissued]
June 'Bug' Bailey
- Lee Street Blues
Elgie Brown
- Gimmie Gimmie
Banny Price
- Rushin'
Elgie Brown
- You'll Be Back
- Let Me Feel It
T V Slim with Eddie Williams
- The Fight
- Goin To Calif
T V Slim
- The Fight
T V Slim & His Heartbreakers
- Flat Foot Sam
- Darling Remember
Sherman (Blues) Johnson
- Hey Pretty Baby
Little Melvin Underwood
- Something's Wrong Baby
- Little Melvin's Gonna Move
Vincent Williams
- Tryin' To Make A Fool Of Me
- Going Back To Chicago
L C Steel
- Don't Play No Woman For No Fool
Chico Chism & His Jetanairs
- Hot Tamales & Bar-b-que
Chico Chism & Jerry & Garland
- Romp & Stomp
Jesse Thomas
- Watch Out [Red River no issue number]
- My Baby [Red River no issue number]
- Anything You Want [Red River no issue number]
- Guitar Riff [Red River no issue number]
- Everything I Do For You


'RAM' recordings from Mira Smith's Shreveport studio
'Red River' recordings from Dee Marais' Bayou studio
compiled by Ray Topping

notes by Ray Topping
 
Ace CDCHD 725 (UK 1999)

TV Slim discography
Jesse Thomas discography

82000Simply Divine

Lauren Stauber - Hopeful (5:13)
Moses McClean Productions - Runaround (3:10)
Huun-Huur-Tu - Dyngyldai (3:39)
The Hush - Perspective (4:51)
Kari Bremnes - Lover In Berlin (5:12)
Mississippi Fred McDowell - You Got To Move (2:50)
Melissa Reaves - All Night Cigarette (4:41)
Ann Klein - Man-Bait (4:23)

Sonny Boy Williamson - Pretty 'Lil Thing (2:30)
Larry Harlow's Latin Legends Band - Palo Duro (5:22)
Pjotr Leschenko - Studjentotschka (3:06)
Charles Osborne - Souls On Fire - Prologue (4:46)
Hayden Wayne - Rosenberger Variation (4:30)
The Derek Bronston Group - See Minor (8:41)
Lunar Plexus - In My Sleep (4:21)
DJ E-Maxx - House Of Pain (3:44)



Hacate Entertainment Group HEG SAMPLER 2000 (US 2000)

92013Please Don't Freeze
Early Black Rock'n Roll III

LP 1:
Ike & Tina Turner - I Idolize You (2:49)
Ruth Brown - Sweet Baby Of Mine (2:33)
Bo Diddley - (Extra Read All About It) Ben (2:16)
Elmore James - Rollin' And Tumblin' (2:30)
La Vern Baker - Love Me Right (1:56)
Percy Mayfield - Louisiana (2:06)
Donnie Elbert - Wild Child (2:30)

Otis Blackwell - Daddy Rollin' Stone (2:42)
Guitar Slim - You Give Me Nothin' But The Blues (2:17)
Titus Turner - Big Mary's (2:12)

Sonny Boy Jeff Williamson - Pretty Lil Thing (2:31)
Little Willie John - Spasms (2:43)
John Lee Hooker - I Need Some Money (2:27)
Dickie Thompson And His Orchestra - Thirteen Women And One Man (2:41)


LP 2:
Ruth Brown - Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean (2:58)
The Ravens - My Baby's Gone (2:48)
Little Margie - Yes It's You (tk 2) (2:28)
Howlin' Wolf - My Baby Told Me (2:43)
Otis Rush - Homework (2:39)
Bo Diddley - Hush Your Mouth (2:50)
Arthur Alexander - Sally Sue Brown (2:14)

Johnny Guitar Watson - Broke And Lonely (2:55)
Jimmy Reed - Bright Lights, Big City (2:36)
Muddy Waters - I Can't Be Satisfied (2:40)
John Lee Hooker - How Can You Do It (2:39)
Terry Timmons - Got Nobody To Love (2:37)



Trikont CD US-0451 (Germany 2013)


= Trikont 2 x LP US-0451-1 (Germany 2013)

102014Blues With A Rhythm   Vol. 1

Louis Jordan - Hardhead (2:50)
Lester Robertson & The Upsetters - My Girl Accross Town (2:38)
Al Vance - Every Woman I Know (Is Crazy About An Automobile) (2:37)
Mr. Calhoun - Hello Friends, Hello Pal (2:37)

Sonny Boy Williamson - Mailman, Mailman (1:50)

Big Connie - Wait Till Next Week, Baby (2:24)
Jimmy Trotter - Hungry And Thirsty (For Your Love) (2:15)
Poppa Hop And His Orchestra - My Woman Has A Black Cat Bone (2:30)
Jimmy Witherspoon - Oh Boy (2:17)
Lightnin' Hopkins - Sis' Boogie (2:16)


10 inch 33 1/3 rpm LP

Farewell BWR 01 (Fr 2014)

112018New York To Shreveport

Doris Wilson - Big Flame (Is Gonna Break My Heart In Two) (2:34)
Sonny Boy Williamson - Mailman Mailman (1:59)
Calvin Harris - Foxy Roxy (2:14)
The Premiers - I Can't Get You Off Of Mind (2:01)
Calvin Harris - My Love Is Real (2:43)
L.C. Steels - Don't Play No Woman For No Fool (2:16)
Chuck Dawson - I Love You So Much Julianne (2:43)
The Premiers - Muriel (2:30)
The Oasis - Come On Home (I Need Your Love) (2:40)
Ernest Walker - Lovers Land (2:52)
The Oasis - Willie Mae (What Kind Of Girl Are You) (2:43)
Michael H. Martin - Tender Loving Baby Care (1:57)
Ron Higgins - Shadow Of Time (2:54)


compilation prod. by David Hilker & Jeff Freundlich


Fervor FVRCD06296 (US 2018)



Additional information appreciated !!!

 

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970.- Vancouver (Eyeball Productions) 2006, p. 593
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970 (2nd edition).- Vancouver 2012, p. 683

- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970 (3rd edition).- Vancouver (Eyeball Productions) 2019, p. 703
- Bill Greensmith: Ben Wells and The Confiners.- Blues & Rhythm 93 (October 1994), p. 4-7
- Mike Leadbitter & Neil Slaven: Blues Records 1943 to 1966 - A complete guide to 20 years of recorded blues.- London/New York (Oak Publications), 1968.- p. 298
- Mike Leadbitter, Leslie Fancourt & Paul Pelletier: Blues Records 1943 to 1970 - A selective discography, Vol. two, L to Z.- London (Record Information Services), 1994, p. 765

- http://www.flickr.com/photos/30643196@N00/5910919182/sizes/l/in/photostream/
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

1) "Although he has been reported to be Jeff Williamson, the birth certificate of his son (Charles E. Johnson) shows him as Edward William Johnson". (Bob Eagle)

thanks to Bob Eagle and Alan Balfour for additional info

 

 

 

 

 

 

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