Robbie Robertson Talks Sonny Boy Williamson on The World Cafe
WXPN's David Dye, host of The World Cafe on NPR, interviews Robbie Robertson at the 11th Annual NON-COMMvention in Wilmington, Delaware May 18, 2011. The full interview is expected to air on World Cafe in July, 2011. In this clip, Robbie talks about meeting Sonny Boy Williamson.
About Sonny Boy Williamson II
Alex or Aleck Miller, known later in his career as Sonny Boy Williamson, was an American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter. He was an early and influential blues harp stylist who recorded successfully in the 1950s and 1960s. Miller used various names, including Rice Miller and Little Boy Blue, before calling himself Sonny Boy Williamson, which was also the name of a popular Chicago blues singer and harmonica player. To distinguish the two, Miller has been referred to as Sonny Boy Wil...
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