Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$360.00
Starting bid: $1.00
This original cardboard poster is a real slice of southern delta blues history! The concert on February 6th 1956 featured the great blues harp master Sonny Boy Williamson in Georgia at the Griffin V.F.W Club. The legend's name (who's birth name is Alex "Rice" Miller) is exhibited on the poster as Sonny Boy "Williams" because confronted by veteran blues harp player John Lee Williamson on a Southern tour they agreed that Alex would be billed as "Sonny Boy Williams." That name change was short lived. His official recordings with Chess subsidiary Checker Records from 1955 to 1964 used the name Williamson. The very first poster example of this long lost specimen to appear in our auction!
Poster – Sonny Boy Williams (son)
Grade – PAE Excellent 75
Bands/Bill – Sonny Boy Williamson Shirley Lee Earl King
Venue – V.F.W. Club
City – Griffin GA
Date – 2/6/56
Dimensions – 14" x 22"
Printing – OP-1 Original Pre-Concert First Printing
Paper Type - Cardboard
Condition Details - 100% Original with no restoration. View the detailed high res photo of this lot. Click on the thumbnail photo to see an enlarged photo. Click a second time on the magnifying glass in the upper right corner of the enlarged photo. A super high res image with every millimeter will now be clearly displayed. For a personalized eyewitness examination call 410-464-6180 11:00 am to 6:00 pm eastern.
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