Sonny Terry - The Folkways Years, 1944-1963

Artist:

Terry, Sonny

UPC:

093074003329

See Also:

Sonny Terry/Brownie McGhee - Backwater Blues Sonny Terry/Brownie McGhee - Walk On Louisiana Red/Sonny Terry/Brownie McGhee/Lightnin` Hopkins/Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - The Rising Sun Collection

Description:

While he`s best known as guitarist Brownie McGhee`s longtime partner, harmonica ace and vocalist Sonny Terry made many excellent recordings as a solo act, and also recorded with Blind Boy Fuller and others. The 17 songs on this anthology include Terry playing with McGhee`s brother Sticks, Pete Seeger, and others, as well as several featuring Terry`s biting harmonica and wry leads relating stories of failure, triumph, and resiliency, backed by McGhee`s flickering but always audible guitar. The title is a bit misleading, since the earliest date for any session is 1946 (one number), and most are done between 1955 and 1959. ~ Ron Wynn

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Old Jabo
2. Going Down Slow
3. Crow Jane Blues
4. Harmonica With Slaps
5. Pick a Bale of Cotton
6. Dark Road
7. Skip to My Lou
8. Woman Is Killing Me, The
9. Jail House Blues
10. Fox Chase / Right On That Shore
11. Shortnin` Bread
12. Sweet Woman
13. Lost John
14. Man Is Nothing But a Fool, A
15. Poor Man (But a Good Man)
16. I`ve Been Your Doggie Since I Been Your Man
17. Custar Pie Blues

Album Information

Release Date:

07/16/1991

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Blues

Subgenre:

Harmonica

Label:

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Catalog Number:

SFWCD 40033

Original Release Year:

1991

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Mono

Runtime:

48 : 4

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