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style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1937</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Recorded</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">Chicago, November 11, 1937</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Music_genre" title="Music genre">Genre</a></th><td class="infobox-data category hlist"><a href="/wiki/Blues" title="Blues">Blues</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><span class="duration"><span class="min">2</span>:<span class="s">47</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Bluebird_Records" title="Bluebird Records">Bluebird</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Songwriter" title="Songwriter">Songwriter(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist">Unknown</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>"<b>Early in the Morning</b>" (sometimes called "'<b>Bout the Break of Day</b>") is a blues song that was recorded by <a href="/wiki/Sonny_Boy_Williamson_I" title="Sonny Boy Williamson I">Sonny Boy Williamson I</a> in 1937. Identified as one of his most successful and influential tunes, it was inspired by earlier blues songs. "Early in the Morning" has been recorded by various musicians, including <a href="/wiki/Junior_Wells" title="Junior Wells">Junior Wells</a>, who made it part of his repertoire. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Origins">Origins</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Early_in_the_Morning_(Sonny_Boy_Williamson_I_song)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Origins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>"Early in the Morning" is based on a 1929 recording by pianist <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Spand" title="Charlie Spand">Charlie Spand</a>, titled "Soon This Morning".<sup id="cite_ref-Inaba_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Inaba-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It includes some similar lyrics: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><div class="poem"> <p>It's early in the mornin' 'bout the break of day<br /> My head on the pillow where my mama used to lay </p> </div></blockquote> <p>Spand subsequently recorded more versions of "Soon This Morning".<sup id="cite_ref-Owens_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Owens-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several other bluesmen also recorded renditions of the song, often varying the lyrics.<sup id="cite_ref-Inaba_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Inaba-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ten months prior to Spand's recording, <a href="/wiki/Leroy_Carr" title="Leroy Carr">Leroy Carr</a> recorded "Truthful Blues".<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although he performs the song at a slower tempo and uses different lyrics, it has elements similar to "Soon This Morning". Also singing in a piano blues style, Carr's opens with "And I woke up this mornin' just about the break of day". Both lyrical variations have been used frequently in subsequent recordings, but it is unknown if Carr's song influenced Spand's. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sonny_Boy_Williamson_I_version">Sonny Boy Williamson I version</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Early_in_the_Morning_(Sonny_Boy_Williamson_I_song)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Sonny Boy Williamson I version"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On November 11, 1937, <a href="/wiki/Sonny_Boy_Williamson_I" title="Sonny Boy Williamson I">John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson</a> recorded "Early in the Morning" for <a href="/wiki/Bluebird_Records" title="Bluebird Records">Bluebird Records</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Herzhaft_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Herzhaft-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The song is a medium-tempo twelve-bar blues that features Williamson's vocal and harmonica accompanied by Robert Lee McCoy (later known as <a href="/wiki/Robert_Nighthawk" title="Robert Nighthawk">Robert Nighthawk</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Henry_Townsend_(musician)" title="Henry Townsend (musician)">Henry Townsend</a> on guitars.<sup id="cite_ref-Fancourt_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fancourt-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He incorporated his signature "call-and-response style of alternating vocal passages with pungent harmonica blasts" that became a fundamental of blues harmonica.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Williamson's chorus uses lyrics similar to the earlier songs: </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote"><div class="poem"> <p>You tell me 'Come early in the mornin', baby 'bout the break of day'<br /> Now ya oughta see me grab the pillow where my baby used to lay </p> </div></blockquote> <p>Although described as one of Williamson's "hits"<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and "extremely successful as well as influential",<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it (and the other early versions of the song) was released before blues songs were tracked by record industry trade magazines such as <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He re-recorded the song several times,<sup id="cite_ref-Herzhaft_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Herzhaft-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but none appeared on the R&B charts.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The tune appears on several compilations of Williamson's recordings, such as <i>Sugar Mama</i> (1995) with the original 1937 version<sup id="cite_ref-Fancourt_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fancourt-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <i>Stop Breaking Down</i> (2000) with the 1945 remake. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Junior_Wells_versions">Junior Wells versions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Early_in_the_Morning_(Sonny_Boy_Williamson_I_song)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Junior Wells versions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Chicago_blues" title="Chicago blues">Chicago blues</a> harmonica player Junior Wells recorded several versions of "Early in the Morning" during his career. He first recorded it in 1954 for <a href="/wiki/States_Records" title="States Records">States Records</a>, while he claimed he was <a href="/wiki/Desertion#Absence_without_leave" title="Desertion">AWOL</a> from the U.S. Army.<sup id="cite_ref-Koester_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Koester-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Titled "'Bout the Break of Day", Wells added several verses which have been used in subsequent versions of the song by other artists. Backing Wells on vocal and harmonica are <a href="/wiki/Muddy_Waters" title="Muddy Waters">Muddy Waters</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Aces_(blues_band)" title="The Aces (blues band)">Louis Myers</a> on guitars, <a href="/wiki/Otis_Spann" title="Otis Spann">Otis Spann</a> on piano, <a href="/wiki/Willie_Dixon" title="Willie Dixon">Willie Dixon</a> on bass, and <a href="/wiki/Fred_Below" title="Fred Below">Fred Below</a> on drums.<sup id="cite_ref-Koester_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Koester-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1965, he recorded two versions of the song with <a href="/wiki/Buddy_Guy" title="Buddy Guy">Buddy Guy</a> – a live recording at Pepper's Lounge in Chicago, which was released on <i>It's My Life, Baby!</i><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a studio recording for the influential <i><a href="/wiki/Hoodoo_Man_Blues" title="Hoodoo Man Blues">Hoodoo Man Blues</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As with Williamson's versions, Wells' rendition has been identified as one of his "hits",<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but it did not appear on the record charts.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Early_in_the_Morning_(Sonny_Boy_Williamson_I_song)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span 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class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Inaba-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Inaba_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Inaba_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFInaba2016" class="citation book cs1">Inaba, Miysutoshi (2016). <i>John Lee "Sonny Boy": The Blues Harmonica of Chicago's Bronzeville</i>. Lanham, Maryland: <a href="/wiki/Rowman_%26_Littlefield" title="Rowman & Littlefield">Rowman & Littlefield</a>. pp. 36–37. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1442254428" title="Special:BookSources/978-1442254428"><bdi>978-1442254428</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=John+Lee+%22Sonny+Boy%22%3A+The+Blues+Harmonica+of+Chicago%27s+Bronzeville&rft.place=Lanham%2C+Maryland&rft.pages=36-37&rft.pub=Rowman+%26+Littlefield&rft.date=2016&rft.isbn=978-1442254428&rft.aulast=Inaba&rft.aufirst=Miysutoshi&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEarly+in+the+Morning+%28Sonny+Boy+Williamson+I+song%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Owens-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Owens_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFOwens" class="citation web cs1">Owens, Thom. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-complete-paramounts-1929-1931-mw0000089427">"Charlie Spand: <i>The Complete Paramounts (1929-1931)</i> – Review"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 29,</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=AllMusic&rft.atitle=Charlie+Spand%3A+The+Complete+Paramounts+%281929-1931%29+%26ndash%3B%26%2332%3BReview&rft.aulast=Owens&rft.aufirst=Thom&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.allmusic.com%2Falbum%2Fthe-complete-paramounts-1929-1931-mw0000089427&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEarly+in+the+Morning+%28Sonny+Boy+Williamson+I+song%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Early versions include <a href="/wiki/Big_Bill_Broonzy" title="Big Bill Broonzy">Big Bill Broonzy</a> as "At the Break of Day" (1934, <a href="/wiki/Bluebird_Records" title="Bluebird Records">Bluebird Records</a> 5571); <a href="/wiki/Walter_Roland" title="Walter Roland">Walter Roland</a> as "Early This Morning" (1934, <a href="/wiki/Banner_Records" title="Banner Records">Banner Records</a> 33343); Jimmie Gordon as "Soon in the Morning" (1935, <a href="/wiki/Decca_Records" title="Decca Records">Decca Records</a> 7099); <a href="/wiki/Bill_Gaither_(blues_musician)" title="Bill Gaither (blues musician)">Bill Gaither</a> as "Bout the Break of Day" (1936, Decca 7404 as "Leroy's Buddy"); <a href="/wiki/Speckled_Red" title="Speckled Red">Speckled Red</a> as "Early in the Morning" (1938, Bluebird 8069); and <a href="/wiki/Washboard_Sam" title="Washboard Sam">Washboard Sam</a> as "So Early in the Morning" (1939, Bluebird 8358). Inaba (2016) pp. 37–38.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBalfour1992" class="citation audio-visual cs1">Balfour, Alan (1992). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://thedocumentrecordsstore.com/product/DOCD-5134/"><i>Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 1 (19 June 1928 to 19 March 1929)</i></a> (CD notes). <a href="/wiki/Leroy_Carr" title="Leroy Carr">Leroy Carr</a>. <a href="/wiki/Document_Records" title="Document Records">Document Records</a>. DOCD-5134<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Fayetteville, Arkansas: <a href="/wiki/University_of_Arkansas_Press" title="University of Arkansas Press">University of Arkansas Press</a>. p. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofbl00herzh/page/446">446</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-55728-252-8" title="Special:BookSources/1-55728-252-8"><bdi>1-55728-252-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Early+in+the+Morning&rft.btitle=Encyclopedia+of+the+Blues&rft.place=Fayetteville%2C+Arkansas&rft.pages=446&rft.pub=University+of+Arkansas+Press&rft.date=1992&rft.isbn=1-55728-252-8&rft.aulast=Herzhaft&rft.aufirst=Gerard&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fencyclopediaofbl00herzh%2Fpage%2F446&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEarly+in+the+Morning+%28Sonny+Boy+Williamson+I+song%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Fancourt-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Fancourt_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Fancourt_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFancourt1995" class="citation AV-media-notes cs1">Fancourt, Les (1995). <i>Sugar Mama – The Essential Recordings of Sonny Boy Williamson</i> (Album notes). <a href="/wiki/Sonny_Boy_Williamson_I" title="Sonny Boy Williamson I">Sonny Boy Williamson I</a>. <a href="/wiki/Indigo_Records" title="Indigo Records">Indigo Records</a>. pp. 2–3. IGOCD 2014.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Sugar+Mama+%E2%80%93+The+Essential+Recordings+of+Sonny+Boy+Williamson&rft.pages=2-3&rft.pub=Indigo+Records&rft.date=1995&rft.aulast=Fancourt&rft.aufirst=Les&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEarly+in+the+Morning+%28Sonny+Boy+Williamson+I+song%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDahl1996" class="citation encyclopaedia cs1">Dahl, Bill (1996). "Sonny Boy Williamson [I]". 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San Francisco: <a href="/wiki/Miller_Freeman,_Inc." title="Miller Freeman, Inc.">Miller Freeman Books</a>. p. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/allmusicguidetob00erle/page/283">283</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-87930-424-3" title="Special:BookSources/0-87930-424-3"><bdi>0-87930-424-3</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Sonny+Boy+Williamson+%5BI%5D&rft.btitle=All+Music+Guide+to+the+Blues&rft.place=San+Francisco&rft.pages=283&rft.pub=Miller+Freeman+Books&rft.date=1996&rft.isbn=0-87930-424-3&rft.aulast=Dahl&rft.aufirst=Bill&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEarly+in+the+Morning+%28Sonny+Boy+Williamson+I+song%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLabinsky2014" class="citation encyclopaedia cs1">Labinsky, Daria (2014). 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