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Sonny Boy Williamson I

1914 - 1948

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John Lee Curtis "Sonny Boy" Williamson (March 30, 1914 – June 1, 1948) was an American blues harmonica player and singer-songwriter. He is often regarded as the pioneer of the blues harp as a solo instrument. He played on hundreds of recordings by many pre–World War II blues artists. Under his own name, he was one of the most recorded blues musicians of the 1930s and 1940s and is closely associated with Chicago producer Lester Melrose and Bluebird Records. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sonny Boy Williamson I is the 496th most popular musician (up from 516th in 2019), the 2,874th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,686th in 2019) and the 150th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Sonny Boy Williamson I ranks 496 out of 3,175. Before him are Pat Metheny, Steve Morse, Ray Conniff, Armin van Buuren, Michel Polnareff, and Joey DeMaio. After him are Greg Lake, Josef Hofmann, Dave Hill, Don Henley, Annie Fischer, and Wojciech Żywny.

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Among people born in 1914, Sonny Boy Williamson I ranks 107. Before him are Princess Maria Francesca of Savoy, Omar Ali Saifuddien III, Thomas Watson Jr., Pavle, Serbian Patriarch, Martin Ritt, and Nicanor Parra. After him are Álvaro del Portillo, Annie Fischer, George Reeves, Kirill Kondrashin, Jean-Pierre Vernant, and Bernard Malamud. Among people deceased in 1948, Sonny Boy Williamson I ranks 73. Before him are Jacques Feyder, Archduke Wilhelm of Austria, Egon Kisch, Irmfried Eberl, Fakhri Pasha, and Radola Gajda. After him are Solomon Mikhoels, Sabahattin Ali, Achille Varzi, Kâzım Karabekir, Manuel Ponce, and Paul Wegener.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sonny Boy Williamson I ranks 2,874 out of 20,380. Before him are Joey DeMaio (1954), Jennifer Lawrence (1990), Lloyd Austin (1953), Billy Dee Williams (1937), Ray Harryhausen (1920), and Margaret Bourke-White (1904). After him are William A. Wheeler (1819), Joel Hastings Metcalf (1866), Gene Vincent (1935), Gordon Scott (1926), Julia Ann (1969), and Henry King (1886).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Sonny Boy Williamson I ranks 150. Before him are Lisa Lopes (1971), Joe Perry (1950), Pat Metheny (1954), Steve Morse (1954), Ray Conniff (1916), and Joey DeMaio (1954). After him are Don Henley (1947), Matt Cameron (1962), Richie Sambora (1959), Philly Joe Jones (1923), Randy Rhoads (1956), and T Bone Burnett (1948).

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