Sam Carr, 83; provided backbeat to Delta blues Sep 24, 2009
Blues drummer Sam Carr played with several of the legendary performers from the Mississippi Delta, including Buddy Guy and Sonny Boy Williamson II. (Getty Images/File 2003) Associated Press / September 24, 2009 ... At one time or another, Mr. Carr had backed such big names as Sonny Boy Williamson II and Buddy Guy. (Boston Globe)
Allman Brothers at 40 still reaching for great possibilities Aug 31, 2009
Cases in point: a souped-up Willie Dixon-by-way-of-Led Zeppelin charge through Dazed and Confused, and Sonny Boy Williamson s lascivious Good Morning Little Schoolgirl, both sung by guitarist Warren Haynes, who earlier had guested on opening act Widespread Panic s galvanizing take on Howlin Wolf s one-riff wonder, Smokestack Lightnin. (That, plus Widespread Panic s brilliant guitarist, Jimmy Herring, proved the highlight of the former s two-hour set; the musicianship was as consistently stunning... (Boston Globe)
Koko Taylor, at 80; her gritty, raw, and powerful voice helped define the blues Jun 4, 2009
"I would hear different records and things by Muddy Waters, Bessie Smith, Memphis Minnie, Sonny Boy Williamson, and all these people, you know, which I just loved.". Although her father encouraged her to sing only gospel music, Cora and her siblings would sneak out back with their homemade instruments and play the blues. (Boston Globe)
HALL OF FAME HONORS AFRICAN-AMERICANS Feb 15, 2009
At the most recent induction ceremony of the Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame in 2008, Sonny Boy Williamson was honored for his masterful songwriting and performances. Williamson was one of the most influential blues performers of his generation, and was one of the first electric blues acts in the Delta. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
