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Aleck "Sonny Boy Williamson" Miller (possibly December 5, 1912 – May 25, 1965) was an American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter, from Mississippi. He is acknowledged as one of the most charismatic and influential blues musicians, with considerable prowess on the harmonica and highly creative songwriting skills. He recorded successfully in the 1950s and 1960s, and had a direct influence on later blues and rock performers. He should not be confused with another leading blues performer, John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson, who died in 1948.
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The Complete Trumpet, Ace & Checker Singles: 1951-1962 [2018]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Eyesight to the Blind | 3:01 |
| Pontiac Blues | 2:40 |
| Dust My Broom | 2:45 |
| Nine Below Zero | 3:25 |
| No Nights by Myself | 3:00 |
| Don't Start Me Talkin' | 2:34 |
| Keep It to Yourself | 2:49 |
| The Key (To Your Door) | 3:15 |
| Fattening Frogs for Snakes | 2:21 |
| Ninety Nine | 2:38 |
| Your Funeral and My Trial | 2:30 |
| Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide | 2:18 |
| Temperature 110 | 2:16 |
| Lonesome Cabin | 3:02 |
| One Way Out | 2:00 |
Wilko Johnson Presents The First Time I Met the Blues: Essential Chess Masters [2016]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Checkin' Up on My Baby | |
| Bring It On Home |
Robert Plant & Led Zeppelin: Under the Influence - The Songs That Made Them Rock [2015]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Eyesight To The Blind | 3:03 |
| Don't Start Me Talkin' | 2:35 |
Britain Blues, Vol. 1: Skiffle, Folk, Rock 'n' Roll and Blues [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Eyesight to the Blind | 3:01 |
Lipstick, Powder & Paint: The New York Dolls Heard Them Here First [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Don't Start Me Talkin' | 2:35 |
The Blues Effect, Vol. 6: 100 Essential Tracks [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Keep It to Yourself | 2:52 |
| Ninety Nine | 2:39 |
The Blues Effect, Vol. 7: 100 Essential Tracks [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Better Cut That Out | 3:02 |
| Don't Start Me Talkin' | 2:37 |
The Blues Effect, Vol. 8: 100 Essential Tracks [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Don't Start Me Talkin' | 2:35 |
| Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide | 2:20 |
The Blues Effect: Sonny Boy Williamson [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Fattening Frogs for Snakes | 2:23 |
| Decoration Day | 3:29 |
| Lonesome Cabin | 3:04 |
| Ninety Nine | 2:39 |
| Keep It to Yourself | 2:52 |
| Help Me | 3:11 |
| Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide | 2:20 |
| Eyesight to the Blind | 3:03 |
| Checkin' Up on My Baby | 1:57 |
| The Key | 3:16 |
| Your Funeral and My Trial | 2:33 |
| Don't Start Me Talkin' | 2:37 |
Chicago Blues: The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Fattening Frogs For Snakes | 2:21 |
| Your Funeral and My Trial | 2:30 |
| Don't Start Me Talking | 2:33 |
Mississippi Saxophone: The Great Blues Harmonica Players [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Fattening Frogs for Snakes | 2:21 |
| Nine Below Zero | 3:29 |
Plug It In! Turn It Up! Electric Blues - The Definitive Collection, Pt. 1: Beginnings 1 [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Better Cut That Out | 2:59 |
Plug It In! Turn It Up! Electric Blues - The Definitive Collection, Pt. 2: 1954-1967 [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Don't Start Me Talkin' | 2:34 |
Plug It In! Turn It Up! Electric Blues - The Definitive Collection, Pt. 3: 1960-1969 [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Help Me | 3:08 |
The All Electric Blues Album [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Don't Start Me To Talkin' | 2:37 |
| Your Funeral and My Trial | 2:33 |
| Fattening Frogs For Snakes | 2:24 |
| Nine Below Zero | 2:51 |
50 of the Most Influential Blues Songs of the 20th Century [2011]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Don't Start Me Talkin | 2:35 |
A Bad Case of the Blues [2011]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Don't Start Me Talking | 2:34 |
| Don't Start Me Talkin' | 2:35 |
| The Key (To Your Door) | 3:17 |
| No Nights by Myself | 3:01 |
ABC of the Blues: The Ultimate Collection from the Delta to the Big Cities [2010]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Don't Start Me to Talkin' | 2:37 |
| Keep It to Yourself | 2:52 |
| Fattening Frogs for Snakes | 2:23 |
| Your Funeral and My Trial | 2:32 |
| The Key (To Your Door) | 3:17 |
B.B. King & Kings of the Electric Blues [2010]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Nine Below Zero | 3:29 |
| Don't Start Me To Talkin' | 2:35 |
Big Box of Blues [Floating World] [2010]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Don't Start Me to Talkin' | 2:37 |
| Keep It to Yourself | 2:52 |
Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour: The Best of the Third Series [2010]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Don't Start Me to Talkin' | 2:39 |
| Fattening Frogs for Snakes | 2:23 |
100 Percent Blues [2009]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Don't Start Me To Talking | 2:35 |
| Keep It To Yourself | 2:49 |
| Good Morning Little Schoolgirl | 2:59 |
Blues: Definitive Collection [2009]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Don't Start Me Talking | 2:34 |
| Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide | 2:19 |
| Ninety Nine | 2:45 |
The Panic Is On: The Great American Depression as Seen by the Common Man [2009]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Welfare Store Blues | 2:53 |
The Roots of Led Zeppelin [Proper] [2009]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Got the Bottle Up and Gone | 2:33 |
| Sugar Mama Blues | 2:59 |
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson [Music from the Film] [2008]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Help Me | 3:03 |
When Blues Met Rock: The Electric Sound From the '50s to the '80s [2008]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Bring It On Home | 2:38 |
Blues Giants: Trilogy [2007]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Don't Start Me Talking | 2:33 |
| Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide | 2:18 |
| Ninety Nine | 2:44 |
Gob Iron: The Blues Harmonica Anthology [2007]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Don't Start Me to Talking | 2:38 |
| Keep It to Yourself | 2:53 |
| Shake the Boogie | 2:48 |
Best of Blues [Foreign Media] [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Fattening Frogs for Snakes | 4:01 |
| Good Morning Little Schoolgirl | 2:59 |
Blues Legends/Blues in the Night [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Your Funeral and My Trial | 2:31 |
| Don't Start Me to Talkin' | 2:35 |
Cool Cool Blues: The Classic Sides 1951-1954 [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Eyesight to the Blind | 3:03 |
| Nine Below Zero | 2:50 |
| Keep It to Yourself [Take 1] | 3:13 |
| Keep It to Yourself [Take 2] | 2:34 |
Nine Below Zero [Snapper] [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Don't Start Me Talking | 2:34 |
| Nine Below Zero | 3:27 |
| Eyesight to the Blind | 3:01 |
| Ninety Nine | 2:38 |
| Fattening Frogs for Snakes | 2:20 |
| Keep It to Yourself | 2:48 |
The Best of Sonny Boy Williamson [Fontana] [2006]
Blowing the Fuse: 29 R&B Classics That Rocked the Jukebox in 1955 [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Don't Start Me to Talkin' | 2:34 |
American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 2 [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Keep It to Yourself | 2:41 |
| Your Funeral and My Trial | 3:09 |
Down and Out Blues/In Memorium [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Don't Start Me to Talkin' | 2:37 |
| The Key (To Your Door) | 3:18 |
| Keep It to Yourself | 2:52 |
| Fattening Frogs for Snakes | 2:23 |
| Your Funeral and My Trial | 2:33 |
| One Way Out | 2:49 |
| Checkin' Up on My Baby | 1:58 |
| Bring It on Home | 2:39 |
The World of Blues [2004]
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Blues Guitar [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Checkin' Up on My Baby | 1:57 |
Century of the Blues: The Definitve Country Blues Collection [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Eyesight to the Blind | 3:03 |
Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Good Morning Little Schoolgirl | 2:59 |
| Don't Start Me to Talkin' | 2:34 |
The Best Of Blues Classics 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Don't Start Me to Talkin' | 2:34 |
| Don't Start Me Talkin' | 2:33 |
Best of Blues and R&B: From Trumpet Records [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| No Nights by Myself | 3:03 |
| Keep It to Yourself | 2:35 |
The Blues: Chicago 1937-1945 [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Honey Bee Blues | 3:08 |
| Decoration Day Blues No. 2 | 2:51 |
| I Have Got to Go | 2:46 |
| Sonny Boy's Jump | 2:49 |
| Elevator Woman | 2:41 |
| The Big Boat | 3:00 |
The Real Folk Blues/More Real Folk Blues [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| One Way Out | 2:48 |
| Checkin' Up on My Baby | 1:58 |
| Bring It on Home | 2:37 |
| Help Me | 3:08 |
| Nine Below Zero | 3:28 |
| Decoration Day | 3:25 |
Eyesight to the Blind [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Eyesight to the Blind | 3:02 |
| Dust My Broom | |
| Nine Below Zero | 2:50 |
| No Nights by Myself |
Steppin' Out: An Introduction to John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Checkin' Up on My Baby | 3:51 |
The Essential [Classic Blues] [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Rub a Dub | 2:41 |
| Decoration Day Blues No. 2 | 3:31 |
| Jackson Blues | 2:58 |
| She Don't Love Me That Way | 2:42 |
| Check Up on My Baby Blues | 2:46 |
| Welfare Store Blues | 2:52 |
| Good Gravy | 2:49 |
| Coal and Iceman Blues | 3:05 |
| Elevator Woman | 2:42 |
| Southern Dream | 2:47 |
| Apple Tree Swing | 2:25 |
| Jivin' the Blues | 2:54 |
U.K. Blues [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Bye Bye Bird | 3:40 |
| Slow Walk | 1:04 |
| My Little Cabin | 3:43 |
| Pontiac Blues | 4:16 |
| Night Time Is the Right Time | 4:07 |
| Fattening Frogs for Snakes | 3:54 |
Bring Another Half Pint [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Shotgun Blues | 2:59 |
| Coal and Iceman Blues | 3:05 |
| I Have Got to Go | 2:59 |
| Checkin' up on My Baby | 2:44 |
| Sonny Boy's Jump | 2:49 |
| Elevator Woman | 2:41 |
| Early in the Morning | 3:01 |
| You're an Old Lady | 3:11 |
| No Friends Blues | 2:51 |
| Better Cut That Out | 2:57 |
Stop Breaking Down [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Checkin' up on My Baby | 2:46 |
| The Big Boat | 2:59 |
| Sonny Boy's Cold Chills | 3:05 |
| Shake the Boogie | 2:46 |
| Mean Old Highway | 3:23 |
| Lacey Belle | 2:51 |
| Apple Tree Swing | 2:24 |
| Alcohol Blues | 2:48 |
| I Love You for Myself | 3:01 |
| Better Cut That Out | 3:00 |
| Southern Dream | 2:46 |
| Rub a Dub | 2:40 |
American Blues Legend [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Good Morning Little Schoolgirl | 3:02 |
| Bluebird Blues | 3:07 |
| Sugar Mama Blues | 2:59 |
| Sonny Boy's Jump | 2:51 |
| Elevator Woman | 2:42 |
| Early in the Morning | 3:03 |
| You're an Old Lady | 3:13 |
| Shake the Boogie | 2:47 |
| Better Cut That Out | 2:59 |
Baby Please Don't Go [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Baby Please Don't Go | 3:21 |
| Good Morning Little Schoolgirl | 3:04 |
| You're an Old Lady | 3:12 |
| Coal and Iceman Blues | 3:05 |
| Sonny Boy's Jump | 2:50 |
| Elevator Woman | 2:42 |
| Early in the Morning | 3:02 |
Shotgun Blues [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Bluebird Blues | 3:06 |
| Sugar Mama Blues | 2:58 |
| Shotgun Blues | 2:58 |
| Decoration Day | 3:29 |
| Stop Breaking Down | 2:56 |
| My Little Machine | 3:00 |
| You're an Old Lady | 3:11 |
| Good Morning Little Schoolgirl | 2:59 |
The Unissued 1963 Blues Festival [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Your Funeral and My Trial | 3:12 |
| Don't Start Me to Talkin' | 4:33 |
His Best [MCA] [1997]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Don't Start Me to Talkin' | 2:36 |
| Keep It to Yourself | 2:50 |
| Fattening Frogs for Snakes | 2:23 |
| Ninety Nine | 2:40 |
| Your Funeral and My Trial | 2:33 |
| Checkin' Up on My Baby | 1:59 |
| Nine Below Zero | 3:30 |
| Help Me | 3:11 |
| Bring It on Home | 2:39 |
| One Way Out | 2:46 |
The Chess Blues-Rock Songbook: The Classic Originals [1997]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Bring It on Home | 2:40 |
| Help Me | 3:12 |
Blues Classics [MCA] [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Don't Start Me to Talkin' | 2:34 |
| Checkin' Up on My Baby | 1:57 |
| Bring It on Home | 2:40 |
The Very Best of Charly Blues Masterworks [1994]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Don't Start Me to Talkin' | 2:33 |
| Help Me | 3:05 |
| Bring It on Home | 2:34 |
The Blues: A Smithsonian Collection of Classic Blues Singers [1993]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Good Morning, Little School Girl | 3:01 |
The Essential Sonny Boy Williamson [1993]
The Essential Sonny Boy Williamson [MCA/Chess] [1993]
Chess Blues [1992]
Stax: Superblues, Vol. 2: All-Time Classic Blues Hits [1991]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Don't Start Me to Talkin' | 2:30 |
The Chess Years [1991]
Trumpet Masters, Vol. 5: From the Bottom [1991]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| No Nights by Myself | 3:03 |
| Keep It to Yourself | 2:35 |
The Animals with Sonny Boy Williamson [1988]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Night Time Is the Right Time | 4:08 |
| Fattening Frogs for Snakes | 3:59 |
| Dimples | 3:37 |
This Is My Story [1972]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Don't Start Me to Talkin' | 2:30 |
| Ninety Nine | 2:35 |
| Fattening Frogs for Snakes | 2:16 |
| Your Funeral and My Trial | 2:26 |
| Checkin' Up on My Baby | 1:55 |
| One Way Out | 2:45 |
| Help Me | 3:07 |
| Nine Below Zero | 3:25 |
| Bring It on Home | 2:35 |
| Decoration Day | 3:25 |
Bummer Road [1969]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Santa Claus | 2:46 |
| Your Funeral and My Trial [Alternate Take][*] | 2:24 |
| Your Funeral and My Trial (Alternate Take) | 2:27 |
| Lonesome Cabin | 3:04 |
| Temperature 110 | 2:17 |
Bummer Road [Bonus Tracks] [1969]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Santa Claus | |
| Your Funeral and My Trial | |
| Lonesome Cabin | |
| Temperature 110 | |
| Key (To Your Door) |
One Way Out [1968]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Keep It to Yourself | 2:49 |
| Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide | 2:19 |
| One Way Out | 2:01 |
Best of the Blues: Sonny Boy Williamson II - Nine Below Zero
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Don't Start Me Talkin' | |
| Checkin' Up on My Baby | |
| Lonesome Cabin | |
| Nine Below Zero | |
| Help Me | |
| Keep It to Yourself | |
| The Key (To Your Door) | |
| Bring It on Home | |
| Decoration Day | |
| Ninety Nine |
Blues Classics [Disky]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Keep It to Yourself | |
| Don't Start Me Talkin' | |
| Help Me | |
| Nine Below Zero |
Blues Giants: Sonny Boy Williamson
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Early in the Morning | |
| Better Cut That Out | |
| Coal and Iceman Blues | |
| Drink On Little Girl |
Down and Out Blues
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Don't Start Me to Talkin' | 2:33 |
| The Key (To Your Door) | 3:14 |
| Fattening Frogs for Snakes | 2:19 |
| Your Funeral and My Trial | 2:29 |
| Ninety Nine |
Good Morning Schoolgirl
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Blue Bird Blues | |
| Early in the Morning | |
| Welfare Store Blues | |
| My Little Machine | |
| Shotgun Blues |
On the Charts: 1948 to 1972 - Blues, Soul, R&B and Rock 'n Roll
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Eyesight to the Blind | |
| Don't Start Me Talkin' | |
| Fattening Frogs for Snakes | |
| Your Funeral and My Trial | |
| Nine Below Zero | |
| Help Me |
Sonny Boy Williamson [Membran Ltd.]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Early In the Morning | 2:48 |
| Sugar Mama Blues | 2:56 |
| Decoration Day Blues No. 2 | 2:51 |
| Shotgun Blues | 2:57 |
| Drink on Little Girl | 3:04 |
The Best of Sonny Boy Williamson [Chess]
The Blues of Sonny Boy Williamson
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Eyesight to the Blind | 3:01 |
| Nine Below Zero | 2:48 |
| No Nights by Myself | 2:50 |
| Don't Start Me Talkin' | 2:36 |
| The Key (To Your Door) | 3:15 |
| Keep It to Yourself | 2:49 |
| Fattening Frogs for Snakes | 2:19 |
| Ninety Nine | 2:39 |
The Music That Rocked Us
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Good Morning Little School Girl | 3:00 |
| Got The Bottle Up And Gone | 2:33 |
| Sugar Mama Blues | 2:58 |
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