On this date in 1948, bluesman Sonny Boy Williamson (not to be confused with another musician who had appropriated his name), was murdered during a robbery in Chicago, IL. Williamson was walking home after playing a gig at Chicago’s Plantation Club when he was attacked. His last words were reported to have been, “Lord have mercy.”
Further reading:
The Blues Harp Page – Sonny Boy Williamson I
Fact Monster – Sonny Boy Williamson
Wikipdeia – Sonny Boy Williamson I
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