Williamson's songs were marinated in an unaffected, melancholic paranoia and delivered with gritty, sinister wit.His phenomenal harmonica playing was celebrated most in Europe, where he would dazzle the crowds with passionate bursts of tuneful blues harp honks and passionate wailing.Sonny Boy Williamson Feeds Save to del.MemberAttribute( "hasRhapX" ) )?"MemberAttribute( "isLoggedIn" ) )?"MemberAttribute( "isLoggedIn" ) )?Track states defined in AlbumSampler.Images representing the various track states.CD You Must Have In Your Collection!Sonny Boy died in May of 1965.Considering the age of these recordings, many in the 1950's, the sound is remarkably clear.The music is nothing short of excellent.Was this review helpful to you?This magnificent collection brings most of Aleck "Rice" Miller's best songs together on a single disc, and it is highly recommended if you're relatively new to Rice Miller (Sonny Boy Williamson II).The song has an up tempo beat (as liner notes mention, the tempo slows over the 10 year period covered by this CD).And play the blues he does."Don't Start Me to Talkin'" is a nice tune, with more exquisite harmonica work.The backing group (same as the previous two cuts) plays well.His voice suggests a hard living life (and liner notes indicate that that was the truth)!The harmonica work embellishes the singing nicely.See all 20 customer reviews...Little Walter's and Paul Butterfield's ways of...When Aleck Ford, alias Alex "Rice" Miller, claimed during one his early Forties radio broadcasts for King Biscuit Time on KFFA in Helena, Arkansas to be THE "Sonny Boy"...Especially for the avid Blues fan, I recommend it as a "must have".Best "Sonny Boy" Single Disc Compilation Available, But....For someone on a budget who is interested in the music of this legend...