Bummer Road
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| Bummer Road | ||||
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| Released | 1969 | |||
| Studio | Chess Records | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Label | Chess | |||
| Producer | Leonard Chess | |||
| Sonny Boy Williamson II chronology | ||||
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Bummer Road is a compilation album by the American blues musician Sonny Boy Williamson II, released in 1969.[1][2] It achieved notoriety due to the inclusion of 11 minutes of studio outtakes related to the track "Little Village", where Williamson and producer Leonard Chess argue about the song.[3] The album was issued with a label advising that the track was not suitable for airplay, due to profanity—allegedly, it is the first blues album to carry any kind of "explicit lyrics" sticker.[3] "Little Village" inspired the name of Little Village, a band that included Ry Cooder, Jim Keltner, Nick Lowe, and John Hiatt.[4]
