John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson (1914 - 1948), a music innovator responsible for the acceptance of the harmonica as an authentic blues tool, was buried in old Blair's Chapel CME Cemetery, 5 miles southwest. The most influential blues harmonica player of his day, he made a powerful contribution to American music and is recognized as a master of the blues genre. In his mouth and hands, the harmonica learned to wail and chirp, laugh and cry, in spanking new rhythms and to daring new beats.