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11/8/25

Sonny Boy Williamson

 
 

 Bummer Road

 
 
Sonny Boy Williamson  – Bummer Road,Chess – LP-1536 Series:	Chess Vintage Series Vinyl, LP, Album

Chess records 1969– LP-1536

notes:

Bummer Road is a compilation album by the American blues musician 
Sonny Boy Williamson II, released in 1969.It achieved notoriety due 
to the inclusion of 11 minutes of studio outtakes related to the track "Little Village"
where Williamson and producer Leonard Chess argue about the song.

credits:

all songs written by Rice Miller aka Sonny Boy Williamson

Sonny Boy Williamson  Vocal, Harmonica
Otis Spann Piano (all tracks except "she got Next To Me, 
your Funeral and My Trial, Keep your Hand out of My Pocket, 
This Old Life")
Lafayette Leake Piano 
"she got Next To Me", 
"your Funeral and My Trial", 
"Keep your Hand out of My Pocket", 
"This Old Life"
Luther Tucker Guitar (all tracks)
Robert JR. Lockwood Guitar (all tracks except
"Lonesome Cabin" and "Temperature 110")
Eddie King Milton guitar on "Lonesome Cabin" 
and "Temperature 110"
Willoie Dixon Bass (except "Lonesome Cabin" 
, "Temperature 110" and "This Old Life")
Fred Below Drums (All Tracks)

Engineer: Malcolm Chisholm
Originally produced by Leonard and Phil Chess
all tracks recorded between 1957-1960

tracklist:

A1        She Got Next To Me    2:30
A2        Santa Claus    2:42
A3        Little Village    11:50
B1        Lonesome Cabin    3:00
B2        I Can't Do Without You    2:45
B3        Temperature 110    2:14
B4        Unseen Eye    3:00
B5        Keep Your Hand Out Of My Pocket    2:45
B6        Open Road    2:52
B7        This Old Life    2:34