The Real Folk Blues

by Sonny Boy Williamson

The Real Folk Blues cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: January 1966
  • Label: Chess
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 31:40
  • Community rating: 3.89/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

As part of Chess Records' celebrated archival series, 'The Real Folk Blues' compiles essential recordings from harmonica virtuoso Sonny Boy Williamson II. Spanning sessions from the late 1950s through the early 1960s, the collection highlights his sly, vibrato-heavy vocal delivery and deeply expressive harp playing. It served as a crucial resource for the burgeoning British blues revival, deeply influencing acts like The Yardbirds and The Animals.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, melodic, breakup

Tracklist

  1. One Way Out (2:48)
  2. Too Young To Die (3:01)
  3. Trust My Baby (2:44)
  4. Checkin' Up On My Baby - Single Version (1:57)
  5. Sad To Be Alone (2:56)
  6. Got To Move (2:28)
  7. Bring It On Home (2:36)
  8. Down Child (2:35)
  9. Peach Tree (2:37)
  10. Dissatisfied (2:44)
  11. That's All I Want (2:17)
  12. Too Old To Think (2:51)

Credits

  • Sonny Boy Williamson - primary artist, written-by
  • Don Bronstein - cover
  • Ron Malo - edited by
  • Willie Dixon - written-by

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