Classics 1953-1956 - Sonny Boy Williamson

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...A mate of mine who is a radio presenter first introduced me to the music of John Williamson. At first, his CDs were only available through Reddington's Rare Records in Birmingham as special imports. But as the influence of the radio programme they were played on spread (the Ed Doolan Show on BBC Radio WM) John Williamson began doing tours of the Midlands and them of the UK and his CDs became more widely available. "The Way It Is" is a wonderful introduction to the works of John Williamson who is, in my opinion, probably the best poet musician singer and humorist that Australia has produced in many years. Think of an Australian Max Boyce and you are probably part way to understanding the vibrant and lively appeal of John Williamson. The first song on the CD is Campfire on the Road. Is a wonderful love song with multiple... Read review

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...My taste in music is Catholic. In hat my taste in music is wide and varied. Which is why you will find me writing reviews on a wide range of musical styles and genres. One of my passions is the Blues. This review is a review of Comin' Home to the Blues, volume II. This really is a classic CD if its type. It sounds like a Whose Who in Blues Hall of Fame. There are tracks my Howlin' Wolf, Bo Didley, sonny Boy Williamson, Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, Elmore James. Little Walter, Otis Rush, Etta James (who has one of the sexiest female voices ever. In any musical genre!) Willie Dixon, John Lee Hooker, Jimmy Rogers, Koko Taylor (who has the other sexiest female voices ever. In any musical genre!) Washboard Sam and Lowell Fulson. The CD begins with Howlin' Wolf's Red Rooster. This is laid back blues, filled with everything... Read review

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...when the action of the story takes place. This song suggests that his father went missing in World War I – other scenes suggest World War II with the action taking place in the 50s and 50s. 4 Amazing Journey Sung by Roger with piano accompaniment this is first insight of the mind of the young Tommy. “Sickness will usually take the mind where minds can’t usually go”. Some amazing drum work from Moon too. 5 Sparks An instrumental with typical ‘Oo riffs. They are repeated, fade, change rhythm and return in a different key. 6 Eyesight To The Blind The only song not written by The Who – this was composed by Sonny Boy Williamson, a blues singer of the 1950s and early 1960s. 7 Christmas This is a driving rocker. Sung by Roger it describes the joys of the kids at Christmas but the isolation and loneliness of Tommy who... Read review

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