Sonny Boy Williamson

Happy one hundred and ninth birthday to Sonny Boy Williamson, aka Sonny Boy Williamson II, aka Rice Miller. Unfortunately he died in 1965, but not before (1) recording a lot of wonderful music, (2) rehearsing with the musicians later known as the Band, shortly before he died (and whose drummer Levon Helm, like Sonny Boy, was from the Helena Arkansas area), (3) inspiring Bob Dylan's performance on the song "Pledging my Time," and (4) inspiring this performance by Al Kooper and Carlos Santana. And after you listen to this song, you should go listen to some Sonny Boy Williamson himself, because it's even better.