Take 5 With Sonny Boy Williamson II

For this week's Take 5, we have a short playlist of Rice Miller, aka Sonny Boy Williamson II. A wizard in the harmonica, a seductive singer and a marvelous songwriter, he was a major figure in the Delta Blues, most notably with his King Biscuit Time broadcasts. He was associated with most major the Trumpet Records label, "Eyesight to the Blind."

Sonny Boy moved to the Chess family of labels and recorded many stunning recordings including "Don't Start Me To Talking."

One of my favorites is his recording of "Help Me" which is musically adapted from the Booker T and the MGs' hit "Green Onions."

Another gem is "All My Love In Vain."

Finally, here is a video of Sonny Boy recorded in Europe during one of his European tours doing "Bye Bye Bird."