Sonny Boy Williamson and the Yardbirds

Sonny Boy Williamson & the Yardbirds
Live album by
ReleasedJanuary 7, 1966 (1966-01-07)
RecordedDecember 8, 1963
VenueCrawdaddy Club, Richmond
GenreBlues
Length34:03
LabelFontana
ProducerHorst Lippmann, Giorgio Gomelsky
Sonny Boy Williamson II chronology
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(1966)
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(1966)
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(1967)
The Yardbirds UK chronology
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(1964)
Sonny Boy Williamson & the Yardbirds
(1966)
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(1966)
The Yardbirds US chronology
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(1965)
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(1966)

Sonny Boy Williamson & the Yardbirds is a live album by Chicago blues veteran Sonny Boy Williamson II backed by English rock band the Yardbirds. It was recorded at the Crawdaddy Club in Richmond, Surrey on December 8, 1963. However, the performances were not released until early 1966, after a string of Top 40 hits by the Yardbirds.

Williamson sings and/or plays the harmonica on all of the songs. Although they are in a supporting role, the album also presents some of the earliest recordings by the Yardbirds, whose members included Eric Clapton on lead guitar. Numerous reissues have appeared over the years, sometimes with additional tracks recorded around the same time.