Western Union Man

~ Recording by Sonny Boy Williamson

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.20Western Union Man3:03Sonny Boy WilliamsonComplete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 3 (21 July 1939 to 4 April 1941)Sonny Boy WilliamsonAlbum + Compilation
Document Records (AT / UK)DOCD-5057
1.18Western Union Man3:01Sonny Boy WilliamsonThe Blues: Chicago 1937-1945Sonny Boy WilliamsonAlbum + Compilation
Frémeaux & AssociésFA 253
1.3Western Union Man3:04Sonny Boy WilliamsonBroken Heart BluesSonny Boy WilliamsonAlbum + Compilation
Past Perfect (DE reissue label of questionable legitimacy, run by TIM The International Music Company AG)205748-203
1.12Western Union Man3:03Sonny Boy WilliamsonWhen the Sun Goes Down, Volume 8: Bluebird BluesSonny Boy WilliamsonAlbum + Compilation
  • US2003-09-09
Bluebird (US label, originally a budget subsidiary of RCA Victor)82876551562
1.12Western Union Man3:03Sonny Boy WilliamsonSweet Home ChicagoVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Indigo (a sub-label of Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.)IGOTCD 2534
2.3Western Union Man3:01John Lee Williamson `Sonnyboy´Blues Archive: The Story of the Blues: Chapter 12John Lee Williamson `Sonnyboy´Album + Compilation
Membran Music Ltd.222068
1.9Western Union Man3:02Sonny Boy WilliamsonThe Original Sonny BoySonny Boy WilliamsonAlbum + Compilation
Saga (French, has series 'Saga Jazz', 'Saga Blues' and 'Modern Series')982 077-4
3.3Western Union Man3:03Sonny Boy WilliamsonMillion Years BluesSonny Boy WilliamsonAlbum + Compilation
Quadromania222496-444
4.2Western Union Man3:03Sonny Boy WilliamsonMillion Years BluesSonny Boy WilliamsonAlbum + Compilation
Quadromania222496-444
1.18Western Union Man3:03Sonny Boy WilliamsonThe Later Years 1939-1947Sonny Boy WilliamsonAlbum + Compilation
JSP RecordsJSP77101
3.18Western Union Man3:04Sonny Boy WilliamsonDown Home Blues Classics Volume 1 1943-1953Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Boulevard VintageBVDCD1033
2.13Western Union Man3:02Sonny Boy WilliamsonBroken Heart BluesSonny Boy WilliamsonAlbum + Compilation
1.3Western Union Man3:01Sonny Boy WilliamsonBroken Heart BluesSonny Boy WilliamsonAlbum + Compilation
1.13Western Union Man3:05Sonny Boy WilliamsonNothing but the BluesSonny Boy WilliamsonAlbum + Compilation

Relationships

recorded in:Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-04-04)
guitar:Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-04-04)
harmonica and lead vocals:Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1941-04-04)
piano:Blind John Davis (on 1941-04-04)