Help Me (Sonny Boy Williamson II song)

1963

Help Me Blue is a standard, written by Sonny Boy Williamson II, Willie Dixon and Ralph Bass, which was in 1963 by Sonny Boy Williamson on Chess, or their sub-label Checker (catalog number 1036 ) was published. The song is based on the Instrumentalhit Green Onions by Booker T. & the MG 's on the B- side of the single is the song Bye Bye Bird. Produced the song by Willie Dixon.

Help Me reached # 24 in the Billboard Rhythm and blues charts. In the UK, the song was a hit. (Category: Classic Blue Recordings ) As a special award from the song into the Blues Hall of Fame was recorded.

There are many cover versions of the piece, including Junior Wells, Canned Heat, Ten Years After, George " Harmonica " Smith, Luther Allison, Van Morrison, The James Cotton band, Sugar Blue, Peter Green Splinter Group, Billy Branch & Lurrie Bell and the Sons of Blues, Jimmy Witherspoon, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers and Johnny Winter.

Besides the numerous cover versions you find the Help Me on many compilation albums, for example, to His Best, which was released by MCA / Chess to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the label.