SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON & the YARDBIRDS - Live at the Craw Daddy Club - LP

Re-issue of the original British mono edition, a landmark live recording that captures a pivotal  moment in British blues history.

Recorded on December 8, 1963, at the Craw-daddy Club, this electrifying performance brings together veteran Chicago bluesman Sonny Boy Williamson and rising English R&B outfit The Yardbirds.

Originally issued in Britain in January 1966 (and released the  following month in the U.S. with a different running order), the  album stands as a defining statement of the era when the  blues took root in the UK. During this period, Williamson toured Britain as part of the 2nd American Folk and Blues Festival, performing with several leading R&B and rock groups, including The Animals and The Yardbirds.

On this recording, Sonny Boy Williamson leads with vocals and harmonica, backed by the youthful energy of The Yardbirds - offering an early glimpse of a band soon to become one of  Britain’s defining rock acts. Most tracks capture their chemistry, alongside a few Yardbirds-only jams and two Sonny Boy solos, painting a complete snapshot of this historic night,  and featuring a young Eric Clapton in some of his earliest  surviving performances on record.

This reissue brings the original mono edition back to life,  presenting the concert exactly as first heard by fans in 1966. More than a live album, Recorded Live at the Craw-Daddy  Club, Richmond (London) captures the moment American  blues collided with British youth, sparking a musical  revolution that would change popular music forever. 

TRACKS:

SIDE A

    Bye, Bye Bird
    Mister Downchild
    23 Hours Too Long
    Out Of The Water Coast
    Baby Don't Worry

SIDE B

    Pontiac Blues
    Take It Easy Baby
    I Don't Care No More
    Do The Weston