Album · Gary Clark Jr.
The Story of Sonny Boy Slim by Gary Clark Jr.
The Story of Sonny Boy Slim is an album by Gary Clark Jr., released in 2015. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 6 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “The Healing”, on 5 lists with a best position of #63.
The Story of Sonny Boy Slim, Gary Clark Jr.'s second studio album, came out on Warner Bros. on September 11, 2015, three years after Blak and Blu, and its title is his own life story in two nicknames. Sonny Boy was what his mother called him; Slim was what the Austin, Texas blues scene called the tall, skinny kid with the guitar.
Across 13 original songs, Clark does what he does best, mixing blues, rock and soul into one smoldering brew and letting touches of hip hop and R&B seep in around the edges. "Grinder" and "The Healing" are the two the countdowns picked up. The blues crowd claimed it quickly: in October it went to number one on the Billboard Top Blues Albums chart.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Story of Sonny Boy Slim on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Healing | 5 | #63 | – | 2015–2016 | |
| 2 | Grinder | 1 | #68 | – | 2015 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.