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Sonny Boy Williamson II

Sonny Boy Williamson II (real name Alex Miller; December 5, 1899, Glendora, Mississippi — May 25, 1965, Helena, Arkansas) was an American blues musician who played the harmonica, a singer, and a composer, who stood at the origins of early black blues. Alex Miller was one of the first and most influential blues musicians successfully recording in the 1950s and 1960s. Before choosing the pseudonym "Sonny Boy Williamson II," he used different names, including "Rice Miller" and "Little Boy Blue." Since the name "Sonny Boy Williamson" already belonged to a famous Chicago bluesman, Miller was called "Sonny Boy Williamson II."