Sonny Boy Williamson & the Yardbirds is a live album by Chicago blues veteran Sonny Boy Williamson II backed by English blues-rock band The Yardbirds. It was recorded in England at the Crawdaddy Club in Richmond, Surrey on December 8, 1963.
When Williamson visited London with the (September/October) 1963 American Folk Blues Festival tour, he attended a Yardbirds concert near the festival. He returned shortly afterwards for a small club tour of England and to record this album, which was released in late 1965.
Tracklist:
All songs are written by Sonny Boy Williamson II, except as noted.
1. "Bye Bye Bird" (Williamson, Dixon)
2. "Mister Downchild"
3. "23 Hours Too Long" (Williamson, Boyd)
4. "Out on the Water Coast"
5. “Baby Don’t Worry
6. "Pontiac Blues"
7. "Take It Easy Baby" (version 1)
8. “I Don’t Care No More
9. "Do the Weston"
10. "The River Rhine"
11. "A Lost Care"
12. “Western Arizona”
13. "Take It Easy Baby" (version 2)
14. “Slow Walk”
15. "Highway 69"
Personnel:
• Sonny Boy Williamson II - vocal, harmonica
The Yardbirds
• Eric Clapton - guitar
• Chris Dreja - guitar
• Jim McCarty - drums
• Paul Samwell-Smith - bass
• Keith Relf - handclapping, shouting and foot-tapping
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Media Info:
Bitrate: 192 kbps
Channels: joint stereo
Samplerate: 44100
Encoder: FhG
MPEG-1 layer 3
** Sonny Boy Williamson II has had a profound influence on modern day blues and blues rock artists, as is shown by the number of his songs that are still covered, including:
• Mick Jagger and Keith Richards formed a band called Little Boy Blue and The Blue Boys in 1962, which after meeting harmonica virtuoso and slide guitarist Brian Jones, would develop into The Rolling Stones. Brian Jones' harmonica playing is directly derived from Williamson.
• Muddy Waters – "Nine Below Zero"
• Canned Heat – "Nine Below Zero" and "Help Me"
• Junior Wells – "Help Me"
• Howlin' Wolf – "Cool Disposition"
• B. B. King – "Eyesight to the Blind"
• Mose Allison – "Eyesight to the Blind"
• John Mayall's Bluesbreakers – "Help Me", "Checkin' Up on My Baby"
• Led Zeppelin – "Bring It On Home"
• Van Morrison – "Take Your Hands Out of My Pocket", "Help Me" – both on the 1974 live album It's Too Late to Stop Now. Morrison has often sung "Help Me" in live performances throughout his long career.
• The Allman Brothers Band – "One Way Out"
• New York Dolls – "Don't Start me Talkin'"
• Ten Years After – "Help Me"
• The Who – "Eyesight to the Blind"
• Aerosmith – "Eyesight to the Blind"
• Gary Moore – "Eyesight to the Blind"
• The Blues Brothers – "From the Bottom"
• Lester Butler – "I Cross My Heart"
• Rory Gallagher – "My Baby, She Left Me", and "Don't Start me Talkin"; on the Defender album and the live bootleg, Meeting With The G-Man.
• Nine Below Zero took their band name from his song.
• The Downchild Blues Band, also known as "Downchild", took their name from his song, "Mister Downchild".[7]
• John Popper of Blues Traveler notes Sonny Boy Williamson as a strong influence on his harmonica playing.
• Joe Bonamassa – "Your Funeral and My Trial"
• Dr. Feelgood – "Checking Up On My Baby" on their live album, Stupidity
• The Doobie Brothers – "Don't Start Me To Talkin'" from their album "Toulouse Street"
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