He was the most widely heard and influential blues harmonica player of his generation.
Williamson's style influenced many blues harmonica performers, including Billy Boy Arnold, Junior Wells, Sonny Terry, Little Walter, and Snooky Pryor. In 1947, 'Shake the Boogie' made number 4 on Billboard's Race Records chart. Other well-known recordings of his include 'Sugar Mama Blues', 'Shake the Boogie', 'You Better Cut That Out', 'Sloppy Drunk', 'Early in the Morning', 'Stop Breaking Down', and 'Hoodoo Hoodoo' (also known as 'Hoodoo Man Blues'). He was popular among black audiences throughout the southern United States and in Midwestern industrial cities, such as Detroit and Chicago, and his name was synonymous with the blues harmonica for the next decade. Williamson first recorded in 1937, for Bluebird Records, and his first recording, 'Good Morning, School Girl', became a standard. United States: MCA Records/Chess Records. ^ Past Blues Music AwardsArchived at the Wayback MachineBlues Foundation.^ Past Hall of Fame InducteesArchived August 22, 2009, at the Wayback MachineBlues Foundation.Down and Out Blues at Discogs (list of releases).Down and Out Blues peaked at #20 on the UK Albums Chart.
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