The Story of Sonny Boy Slim

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The Story of Sonny Boy Slim
Studio album by Gary Clark, Jr.
Released	September 11, 2015
Genre	Blues rock soul R&B
Length	53:42
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Gary Clark, Jr., Bharath "Cheex" Ramanath, & Jacob Sciba
Gary Clark, Jr. chronology
Gary Clark Jr. Live (2014) The Story of Sonny Boy Slim (2015) This Land (2019)

The Story of Sonny Boy Slim is the second studio album by American blues rock musician Gary Clark Jr., released on September 11, 2015, through Warner Bros. Records. The album features 13 originals tracks and showcases many of Clark's signature moves.^{[clarification needed]} Clark blends his usual styles of blues, rock and soul music, with occasional touches of hip hop and R&B, to create his signature sound.

The album's title was created by blending his two childhood nicknames. Sonny Boy was the nickname his mother gave him, Slim was given to him on the Austin Texas blues scene and referred to his tall and thin physical build.

It reached number one on the Billboard Top Blues Albums chart in October that year.^[1]