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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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old JaboBrownie McGhee | Sonny Terry | Play | 02:13 | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| 2 | Harmonica With Slaps | Sonny Terry | Play | 02:04 | 4 MB | 7 MB |
| 3 | Pick a Bale of CottonLead Belly, Alan Lomax | Sonny Terry | Play | 02:33 | 5 MB | 10 MB |
| 4 | Dark RoadBrownie McGhee | Sonny Terry | Play | 02:45 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 5 | Skip to My Lou | Sonny Terry | Play | 01:24 | 3 MB | 7 MB |
| 6 | The Woman Is Killing MeRobert Ellen | Sonny Terry | Play | 02:26 | 5 MB | 10 MB |
| 7 | Jailhouse Blues | Sonny Terry | Play | 05:04 | 11 MB | 23 MB |
| 8 | Fox Chase/Right on That ShoreBrownie McGhee, Sonny Terry | Sonny Terry | Play | 03:05 | 7 MB | 15 MB |
| 9 | Sweet WomanSonny Terry | Sonny Terry | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 13 MB |
| 10 | Lost JohnTraditional | Sonny Terry | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 15 MB |
| 11 | A Man Is Nothing But a FoolSonny Terry | Sonny Terry | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 13 MB |
| 12 | Poor Man (But a Good Man) | Sonny Terry | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 11 MB |
| 13 | I've Been Your Doggie Since I Been Your Man | Sonny Terry | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 15 MB |
| 14 | Custard Pie BluesSonny Terry | Sonny Terry | Play | 02:47 | 6 MB | 12 MB |
| 15 | Going Down Slow | Sonny Terry | Play | 02:54 | 6 MB | 11 MB |
| 16 | Shortnin' Bread | Sonny Terry | Play | 02:03 | 4 MB | 7 MB |
| 46 mins | 106 MB | |||||
| 46 mins | 204 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | J.C. Burris | Sound Effects, Vocals |
| 2 | William Edward Cook | Sound Effects, Washboard |
| 3 | Robert Ellen | Composer |
| 4 | David Gahr | Photography |
| 5 | Carol Hardy | Cover Design |
| 6 | Christopher Jerde | Assistant Engineer |
| 7 | Lead Belly | Composer |
| 8 | Alan Lomax | Composer |
| 9 | Kip Lornell | Liner Notes |
| 10 | Brownie McGhee | Composer, Guitar, Vocals |
| 11 | Sticks McGhee | Guitar |
| 12 | Coyall McMahan | Maracas, Marimba |
| 13 | Gene Moore | Drums |
| 14 | James Burke Oden | Composer |
| 15 | Frank Robertson | Bass |
| 16 | Anthony Seeger | Reissue Producer |
| 17 | Pete Seeger | Banjo, Vocals |
| 18 | Sonny Terry | Composer, Harmonica, Jew's-Harp, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 19 | Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee | Harmonica, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 20 | Traditional | Composer |
| 21 | Matt Walters | Reissue Producer |
| 22 | Alan Yoshida | Remixing |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |