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Sonny Boy Williamson II

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Album: The Essential Sonny Boy Williamson
Released: 1993
Genres: classic blues, blues, country blues, blues rock
Length: 3:08
Tempo: 114 BPM
Label: Geffen*

About this song

Sonny Boy Williamson II first recorded the song in 1963, and it became a hit that year. It is a mid-tempo twelve-bar blues credited to Williamson, Willie Dixon and Ralph Bass, and it is based on the 1962 instrumental hit "Green Onions" by Booker T. and the MGs. In 1987 it was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame in the Classic of Blues Recordings category.

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Fun facts

Covered 7 times, including “Help Me by Harry Manx”.
Written by Sonny Boy Williamson II, Willie Dixon and Ralph Bass.