Various Artists - Pye Blues Legends In London (3 CD)

Album: Pye Blues Legends In London
Size: 88,2+91,4+176,9 MB
Time: 37:58+39:27+75:56
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2003
Styles: Blues
Art: Full

In many respects, England was a more hospitable home for the blues in the mid-/late-1950's than America was - where even labels such as Chicago's Chess usually limited their blues LPs to collections of singles. In England it was possible for artists such as Big Bill Broonzy, Josh White, and Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee to record entire LPs while touring. Pye/Nixa Records reissued these sides many times, but it wasn't until 2003 that the current owner of their library, Castle Communications, did a state-of-the-art digital remastering of their three classic U.K. albums, Broonzy's "Tribute to Big Bill" (1955), White's "Blues and ..." (1956), and Terry and McGhee's "Sonny, Brownie & Chris" (1958), with full annotation.

The music is a mix of virtuoso acoustic blues with some small jazz-style group accompaniment, from some top players, including Chris Barber and Phil Seamen, all of which is worth hearing and a lot of which is filled with surprises for all of us. /Bruce Eder, AllMusic

CD 1: Josh White - Blues And... (1956)
1. How Long Blues (3:07)
2. Careless Love (5:43)
3. Oh Lula (2:54)
4. St. Louis Blues (4:26)
5. Kansas City Blues (3:44)
6. I Had To Stoop To Conquer You (2:49)
7. I Know How To Do It (3:01)
8. Dink's Blues (4:37)
9. Mint Julep (3:04)
10. Good Morning Blues (4:27)

CD 2: Big Bill Broonzy - Tribute To Big Bill (1955)
1. It Feels So Good (2:44)
2. Southbound Train (3:17)
3. Southern Saga/Joe Turner Blues (8:10)
4. When The Sun Goes Down/Going Down This Road Feeling Bad (7:30)
5. Saturday Evening (3:28)
6. Glory Of Love (2:40)
7. St. Louis Blues (2:37)
8. Mindin' My Own Business (2:52)
9. When Do I Get To Be Called A Man (3:20)
10. Partnership Woman (2:44)

CD 3: Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Sonny, Terry And Chris (1958)
1. Brownie's Blues (5:26)
2. Sonny's Blues (3:21)
3. Auto Mechanic Blues (3:42)
4. Wholesale And Retail (2:30)
5. Black Horse Blues (2:48)
6. I Love You Baby (2:01)
7. Just A Dream (4:43)
8. Hooray (This Woman Is Killing Me) (2:26)
9. Change The Lock On My Door (3:24)
10. You'd Better Mind (2:09)
11. Cornbread, Peas And Black Molasses (2:31)
12. Climbing On Top Of The Hill (3:02)
13. (I've Been) Treated Wrong (3:27)
14. Fox Chase (2:11)
15. Woman's Lover Blues (2:21)
16. Southern Train (2:44)
17. The Way I Feel (3:53)
18. Gone But Not Forgotten (2:31)
19. Betty And Dupree (w. Chris Barber's Jazz Band) (5:16)
20. No Worries On My Mind (w. Chris Barber's Jazz Band) (3:44)
21. This Little Light Of Mine (w. Chris Barber's Jazz Band) (2:41)
22. Glory (w. Chris Barber's Jazz Band) (2:19)
23. Custard Pie (w. Chris Barber's Jazz Band) (2:11)
24. Key To The Highway (w. Chris Barber's Jazz Band) (2:15)
25. If I Could Only Hear My Mother Pray Again (w. Chris Barber's Jazz Band) (2:08)

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Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Working Man Blues

Size: 172.7 MB
Time: 73:45
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2021
Styles: Acoustic Blues, Harmonica Blues
Art: Front

CD 1:
01. Careless Love (2:46)
02. Worried Life Blues (3:20)
03. I'm Going Down Slow (3:37)
04. Key To The Highway (2:46)
05. That Good Old Jelly Roll (3:32)
06. C.C. Rider (3:22)
07. When The Saints Go Marching (3:12)
08. Cornbread, Peas, And Molasses (2:52)
09. Crawdad Hole (3:21)
10. Raise A Rukus Tonight (3:20)
11. I Can't See Why My Baby Don't Write To Me (3:26)
12. Conversation With The River (2:46)
13. I Feel So Good (4:13)
14. Different Blues (4:37)
15. Going To Kansas City (3:39)
16. Freight Train (4:08)
17. Sweetheart (3:40)
18. I Got My Eyes On You (3:43)
19. I Love You Baby, Please Don't Go (3:27)
20. Blues, Blues, Blues (4:51)
21. Mean Woman Blues (2:57)

CD 2:
01. Ride And Roll (Live) (3:41)
02. I Got A Woman (Live) (5:01)
03. Sonny Recalls Finian's Rainbow Audition (Intro) (Live) (1:40)
04. Hootin' Blues (Live) (3:51)
05. I Feel Alright Now (Live) (4:21)
06. I Was Born With The Blues (Live) (3:44)
07. Backwater Blues (Live) (5:58)
08. One Monkey Don't Stop No Show (Live) (2:55)
09. Christina (Live) (3:18)
10. You Gotta Be A Good Lover (Live) (3:24)
11. Worry Worry Worry (Live) (5:21)
12. The Things I Use To Do I Ain't Going To Do No More (Live) (4:15)
13. C.C. Rider (Live) (3:46)
14. Burnt Child Afraid Of Fire (Intro) (Live) (0:30)
15. Burnt Child Afraid Of Fire (Live) (3:13)
16. Dissatisfied Blues (Live) (4:10)
17. Gonna Find Me A Woman (Live) (4:04)
18. Change The Locks On The Door (Live) (5:17)
19. Walk On (Live) (4:48)

Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee were performing together since 1939 - probably longer than any working blues or folk duo or group. The brand of blues that Mr. Terry and Mr. McGhee learned to play has been called Piedmont blues after the region in the Southeast. Unlike the blues performers of Mississippi and Texas, many of whom grew up in rigidly segregated societies and played exclusively for blacks, Piedmont bluesmen often lived near whites and learned to play a variety of tunes - ragtime, gospel, ballads, old minstrel show songs, even white hoedown music in addition to blues. Disc One reflects two separate sessions; the first recorded in the late ‘50s and represents their acoustic blues. The second session was recorded in one three hour studio booking in Germany while on tour. Disc Two consists of two live concerts from 1974, previously unreleased.

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Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Backwater Blues

Size: 174.0 MB
Time: 73:32
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1999
Styles: Country Blues, Acoustic Folk Blues
Art: Full

01. Climbin' On Top Of The Hill (Live At Sugar Hill) (2:58)
02. Louise (Live At Sugar Hill) (4:12)
03. My Father's Words (Live At Sugar Hill) (4:20)
04. Backwater Blues (Live At Sugar Hill) (4:27)
05. Wine Headed Woman (Live At Sugar Hill) (5:50)
06. Careless Love (Live At Sugar Hill) (4:11)
07. Playing With The Blues (Live At Sugar Hill) (4:23)
08. I Can't Sleep At Night (Live At Sugar Hill) (4:40)
09. My Baby's Leavin' (Live At Sugar Hill) (5:02)
10. Lose Your Money (Live At Sugar Hill) (3:20)
11. Jet Plane Blues (Live At Sugar Hill) (3:42)
12. Rainy Day (Live At Sugar Hill) (4:03)
13. I'm A Stranger (Live At Sugar Hill) (4:51)
14. Women On My String (Live At Sugar Hill) (3:40)
15. One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer (Live At Sugar Hill) (1:58)
16. Key To The Highway (Live At Sugar Hill) (5:12)
17. You'd Better Mind (Live At Sugar Hill) (3:43)
18. Walk On (Live At Sugar Hill) (2:52)

Recorded live at Sugar Hill, San Francisco, December 29, 1961

Few blues partnerships were ever as successful and satisfying as the union of Sonny Terry's down-home harmonica work and Brownie McGhee's polished guitar lines. This generous, 18-tune live session catches the late acoustic blues brothers in their physical prime and at their musical best, rolling through an energetic set of conversational blues with casual virtuosity and seemingly telepathic interplay. Terry, a stone-cold traditionalist, contributes a raw-boned, backwoods feel with his heavily textured singing and harp solos while the modern McGhee's smooth vocals and clean picking provide a perfectly compatible counterpoint and complement. Either artist could carry the show by himself, but when the divergent styles musically intertwine they create a wonderful blues synthesis unlike any other the blues has known. The dynamic duo jumps right in with a reconfigured rendition of "Sittin' on Top of the World" and doesn't let up until the end. With Terry whooping and hollering between harp breaks and McGhee opening songs with comic asides the session is an unusually personable one. It's all undeniably authentic and eminently enjoyable, as well as positive blues proof that on very rare and fortunate occasions the whole is much greater than just the sum of the two parts. ~Michael Point

Backwater Blues

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Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Blues All Around My Head (Album Of 1961)

Size: 86.7 MB
Time: 36:45
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1961/2019
Styles: Acoustic Blues
Art: Front

01. Blues All Around My Head (4:21)
02. East Coast Blues (3:26)
03. Muddy Water (4:11)
04. Beggin' And Cryin' (3:02)
05. My Plan (3:57)
06. Trying To Destroy Me (3:46)
07. Everything I Had Is Gone (4:10)
08. Jealous Man (3:22)
09. Understand Me (3:51)
10. Blues Of Happiness (2:38)

The joyous whoop that Sonny Terry naturally emitted between raucous harp blasts was as distinctive a signature sound as can possibly be imagined. Only a handful of blues harmonica players wielded as much of a lasting influence on the genre as did the sightless Terry (Buster Brown, for one, copied the whoop and all), who recorded some fine urban blues as a bandleader in addition to serving as guitarist Brownie McGhee's longtime duet partner.

Saunders Terrell's father was a folk-styled harmonica player who performed locally at dances, but blues wasn't part of his repertoire (he blew reels and jigs). Terry wasn't born blind, he lost sight in one eye when he was five, the other at age 18. That left him with extremely limited options for making any sort of feasible living, so he took to the streets armed with his trusty harmonicas. Terry soon joined forces with Piedmont pioneer Blind Boy Fuller, first recording with the guitarist in 1937 for Vocalion.

Terry's unique talents were given an extremely classy airing in 1938 when he was invited to perform at New York's Carnegie Hall at the fabled From Spirituals to Swing concert. He recorded for the Library of Congress that same year and cut his first commercial sides in 1940. Terry had met McGhee in 1939, and upon the death of Fuller, they joined forces, playing together on a 1941 McGhee date for OKeh and settling in New York as a duo in 1942. There they broke into the folk scene, working alongside Leadbelly, Josh White, and Woody Guthrie.

While Brownie McGhee was incredibly prolific in the studio during the mid-'40s, Terry was somewhat less so as a leader (perhaps most of his time was occupied by his prominent role in Finian's Rainbow on Broadway for approximately two years beginning in 1946). There were sides for Asch and Savoy in 1944 before three fine sessions for Capitol in 1947 (the first two featuring Stick McGhee rather than Brownie on guitar) and another in 1950.

Terry made some nice sides in an R&B mode for Jax, Jackson, Red Robin, RCA Victor, Groove, Harlem, Old Town, and Ember during the '50s, usually with Brownie close by on guitar. But it was the folk boom of the late '50s and early '60s that made Brownie and Sonny household names (at least among folk aficionados). They toured long and hard as a duo, cutting a horde of endearing acoustic duet LPs along the way, before scuttling their decades-long partnership amidst a fair amount of reported acrimony during the mid-'70s. ~Bill Dahl

Blues All Around My Head

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Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Going Down Slow / Blues & Folk

Album: Going Down Slow (Album Of 1952)
Size: 49.5 MB
Time: 20:55
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1952/2019
Styles: Acoustic/Electric Blues, Harmonica Blues
Art: Front

01. Key To The Highway (2:15)
02. Going Down Slow (3:15)
03. Pawn Shop Blues (2:36)
04. Bulldog Blues (2:28)
05. Bicycle Boogie (3:04)
06. Ease My Worried Mind (2:47)
07. I Believe (2:15)
08. C.C. Rider / Where Did She Go (2:11)

Album: Blues & Folk (Album Of 1960)
Size: 84.8 MB
Time: 36:16
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1960/2019
Styles: Blues Folk, Harmonica Blues
Art: Front

01. Sonny's Squall (3:43)
02. Red River Blues (3:20)
03. Gone Gal (3:26)
04. Blues Before Sunrise (4:25)
05. Sweet Lovin' Kind (3:09)
06. Midnight Special (4:02)
07. Take This Hammer Whup (2:50)
08. Too Nicey Mama (4:14)
09. Meet Me Down The Bottom (3:39)
10. Tryin' To Win (3:25)

The joyous whoop that Sonny Terry naturally emitted between raucous harp blasts was as distinctive a signature sound as can possibly be imagined. Only a handful of blues harmonica players wielded as much of a lasting influence on the genre as did the sightless Terry (Buster Brown, for one, copied the whoop and all), who recorded some fine urban blues as a bandleader in addition to serving as guitarist Brownie McGhee's longtime duet partner.

Saunders Terrell's father was a folk-styled harmonica player who performed locally at dances, but blues wasn't part of his repertoire (he blew reels and jigs). Terry wasn't born blind, he lost sight in one eye when he was five, the other at age 18. That left him with extremely limited options for making any sort of feasible living, so he took to the streets armed with his trusty harmonicas. Terry soon joined forces with Piedmont pioneer Blind Boy Fuller, first recording with the guitarist in 1937 for Vocalion.

Terry's unique talents were given an extremely classy airing in 1938 when he was invited to perform at New York's Carnegie Hall at the fabled From Spirituals to Swing concert. He recorded for the Library of Congress that same year and cut his first commercial sides in 1940. Terry had met McGhee in 1939, and upon the death of Fuller, they joined forces, playing together on a 1941 McGhee date for OKeh and settling in New York as a duo in 1942. There they broke into the folk scene, working alongside Leadbelly, Josh White, and Woody Guthrie.

While Brownie McGhee was incredibly prolific in the studio during the mid-'40s, Terry was somewhat less so as a leader (perhaps most of his time was occupied by his prominent role in Finian's Rainbow on Broadway for approximately two years beginning in 1946). There were sides for Asch and Savoy in 1944 before three fine sessions for Capitol in 1947 (the first two featuring Stick McGhee rather than Brownie on guitar) and another in 1950.

Terry made some nice sides in an R&B mode for Jax, Jackson, Red Robin, RCA Victor, Groove, Harlem, Old Town, and Ember during the '50s, usually with Brownie close by on guitar. But it was the folk boom of the late '50s and early '60s that made Brownie and Sonny household names (at least among folk aficionados). They toured long and hard as a duo, cutting a horde of endearing acoustic duet LPs along the way, before scuttling their decades-long partnership amidst a fair amount of reported acrimony during the mid-'70s. ~Bill Dahl

Going Down Slow
Blues & Folk

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Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Members Edition

Year: 1996
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 62:45
Size: 145,1 MB
Styles: Acoustic blues, harmonica blues
Scans: Full

1. Drinkin' In The Blues (5:01)
2. Po Boy (2:43)
3. Everybody's Blues (6:43)
4. Trouble In Mind (3:14)
5. I'm A Stranger Here (4:01)
6. Down By The Riverside (3:14)
7. Walk On (3:11)
8. Blues For The Lowlands (4:46)
9. Right On That Shore (2:49)
10. Blowin' The Fuses (6:05)
11. Daisy (2:57)
12. Draggin' My Heart Around (2:55)
13. Harmonica Hop (2:40)
14. Don't Dog Your Woman (3:04)
15. Rock Me Mama (3:51)
16. Dirty Mistreater (3:00)
17. Beautiful City (2:23)

The joyous whoop that Sonny Terry naturally emitted between raucous harp blasts was as distinctive a signature sound as can possibly be imagined. Only a handful of blues harmonica players wielded as much of a lasting influence on the genre as did the sightless Terry (Buster Brown, for one, copied the whoop and all), who recorded some fine urban blues as a bandleader in addition to serving as guitarist Brownie McGhee's longtime duet partner.

Saunders Terrell's father was a folk-styled harmonica player who performed locally at dances, but blues wasn't part of his repertoire (he blew reels and jigs). Terry wasn't born blind, he lost sight in one eye when he was five, the other at age 18. That left him with extremely limited options for making any sort of feasible living, so he took to the streets armed with his trusty harmonicas. Terry soon joined forces with Piedmont pioneer Blind Boy Fuller, first recording with the guitarist in 1937 for Vocalion.

Terry's unique talents were given an extremely classy airing in 1938 when he was invited to perform at New York's Carnegie Hall at the fabled From Spirituals to Swing concert. He recorded for the Library of Congress that same year and cut his first commercial sides in 1940. Terry had met McGhee in 1939, and upon the death of Fuller, they joined forces, playing together on a 1941 McGhee date for OKeh and settling in New York as a duo in 1942. There they broke into the folk scene, working alongside Leadbelly, Josh White, and Woody Guthrie.

While Brownie McGhee was incredibly prolific in the studio during the mid-'40s, Terry was somewhat less so as a leader (perhaps most of his time was occupied by his prominent role in Finian's Rainbow on Broadway for approximately two years beginning in 1946). There were sides for Asch and Savoy in 1944 before three fine sessions for Capitol in 1947 (the first two featuring Stick McGhee rather than Brownie on guitar) and another in 1950.

Terry made some nice sides in an R&B mode for Jax, Jackson, Red Robin, RCA Victor, Groove, Harlem, Old Town, and Ember during the '50s, usually with Brownie close by on guitar. But it was the folk boom of the late '50s and early '60s that made Brownie and Sonny household names (at least among folk aficionados). They toured long and hard as a duo, cutting a horde of endearing acoustic duet LPs along the way, before scuttling their decades-long partnership amidst a fair amount of reported acrimony during the mid-'70s. /Biography by Bill Dahl, AllMusic

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Sonny Terry - Sonny Terry's Washboard Band

File: MP3 @ 320K/s (from vinyl)
Time: 24:51
Size: 56.9 MB
Released: 1961
Styles: Delta Blues, Folk Revival, Jug Band
Art: front

1. The Woman is Killin' Me (2:28)
2. Custard Pie Blues (2:51)
3. Diggin' My Potatoes (2:57)
4. Crazy Man Blues (3:09)
5. Wine-Headed Woman (2:24)
6. My Baby Done Changed the Lock on That Door (3:34)
7. Sonny's Jump (instrumental) (3:11)
8. Louise (4:14)

Notes: Harmonica player and singer Sonny Terry recorded a few records during the 1930s and 1940s, but found wider fame in the folk revival of the 1950s and 1960s. This recording features a washboard band—an ensemble that includes washboard, washtub bass (a development from the African earth bow), bones, and sometimes guitar, or as heard here, harmonica.

Sonny Terry's Washboard Band notes by Harold Courlander. (http://media.smithsonianfolkways.org/liner_notes/folkways/FW02006.pdf)

Sonny Terry's Washboard Band

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Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Big Bill Broonzy - The Bluesmen

Year: 1992
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 78:15
Size: 181,4 MB
Styles: Acoustic blues
Scans: Full

1. I Love You Baby (2:00)
2. Cornbread, Peas And Black Molasses (2:30)
3. That's How I Feel (3:52)
4. Gone But Not Forgotten (2:30)
5. Treated Wrong (3:26)
6. Brownie's Blues (5:24)
7. Southern Train (2:43)
8. Just A Dream (4:42)
9. Sonny's Blues (3:19)
10. You'd Better Mind (2:09)
11. Change The Lock On My Door (3:23)
12. Climbing On The Top Of The Hill (3:01)
13. When Do I Get To Be Called A Man? (3:18)
14. Mindin' My Own Business (2:51)
15. Partnership Woman (2:44)
16. St. Louis Blues (2:35)
17. Southern Saga (Inc. Joe Turner Blues) (8:09)
18. Southbound Train (3:15)
19. Saturday Evening (3:26)
20. Glory Of Love (2:39)
21. It Feels So Good (2:42)
22. When The Sun Goes Down/Going Down This Road Feeling Bad (7:28)

Tracks 1-12: Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
Tracks 13-22: Big Bill Broonzy

(Haven't been able to find any specific info for this compilation, and I don't think it contains any "new" or rare material, so let the music speak for itself. Think most of you guys are already familiar with these three bluesmen, but for those who are not - or if you want to learn more about them - there are artist biographies for each artist included in the folder.)

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Lightnin' Hopkins - Buked & Scorned

Size: 128.8 MB
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Time: 55:52
Released: 2011
Styles: Acoustic country blues
Art: Front

1. Big Black Cadillac Blues (6:55)
2. Early In The Mornin' Blues (5:13)
3. Coffee House Blues (2:02)
4. I've Been 'Buked And Scorned (5:14)
5. Stool Pigeon Blues (2:59)
6. Brand New Car (5:28)
7. Drinkin' In The Blues (5:07)
8. Ball Of Twine (3:23)
9. Everybody's Blues (6:30)
10. Right On That Shore With Lightnin' Hopkins (2:44)
11. Chain Gang Blues (4:21)
12. Blowin' The Fuses (5:49)

This is a solid blues album which features Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry performing with Lightnin' Hopkins as they make their way through twelve raw and powerful blues compositions.

Buked & Scorned

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Sonny Terry - Blowin' The Blues

Year: 2002
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:34
Size: 119,5 MB
Styles: Acoustic blues, harmonica blues
Scans: Full

1. Mean And No Good Woman (2:33)
2. Train Whistle Blues (2:47)
3. New Love Blues (2:45)
4. Mountain Blues (3:10)
5. The New John Henry (3:35)
6. Harmonica Blues (2:44)
7. Harmonica And Washboard Breakdown (2:34)
8. Somebody's Been Talkin' (2:48)
9. Harmonica Stomp (2:48)
10. Blowin' The Blues (2:54)
11. You Got To Have Your Dollar (2:42)
12. Bus Rider Blues (2:44)
13. Working Man's Blues (2:48)
14. Back Home Blues (2:56)
15. Lonesome Train (3:33)
16. Shakedown Blues (2:53)
17. Sweet Woman (3:06)
18. Fox Chase (2:05)

18 examples of the art of the Blues Harmonica ace, Sonny Terry. Throughout his long and varied career as a soloist and partner to the equally famous Brownie McGhee, Sonny was generally acknowledged as the most influential and technically proficient of all Blues harmonica players.These titles recorded between 1938 and 1944 include some of his best known tracks. Contains 18 tracks. Recorded between 1938 & 1944.

Personnel: Sonny Terry (vocals, harmonica); Blind Boy Fuller, Brownie McGhee (vocals, guitar); Woody Guthrie (guitar); Jordan Webb (harmonica); Bull City Red (washboard).

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Sonny Terry - His Best 21 Songs

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:41
Size: 148.1 MB
Styles: Acoustic blues
Year: 2015
Art: Front

[3:06] 1. Mountain Blues
[3:31] 2. The New John Henry
[2:42] 3. New Love Blues
[2:39] 4. Harmonica Blues
[2:34] 5. Harmonica And Washboard Breakdown
[2:47] 6. Harmonica Stomp
[2:48] 7. Forty-Four Whistle Blues
[2:24] 8. Touch It Up And Go
[3:22] 9. The Red Cross Store
[2:49] 10. Shake Down
[3:03] 11. Sweet Woman
[3:30] 12. Chain Gang Blues
[2:45] 13. Stackolee
[3:51] 14. Rock Me Momma
[2:55] 15. Chain Gang Special
[3:20] 16. It Takes A Chain Gang Man
[4:08] 17. Betty And Dupree
[4:03] 18. Red River
[2:48] 19. Worried And Lonesome Blues
[2:50] 20. She's A Sweet Woman
[2:35] 21. South Bound Express

Archive collection from the blues legend containing 21 tracks recorded between 1938-46. Features some tracks issued under his pseudonym Sanders Terry, some with accompaniment by Blind Boy Fuller's Boys, and some numbers featuring Woody Guthrie on banjo, guitar or violin, and the late great Washboard Sam!

His Best 21 Songs

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Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Country Blues Troubadours 1938-1948 (5 CD Set)

Although originally from North Carolina and Tennessee, respectively, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee came to prominence in New York City, where they teamed up in 1941, at first with their unique brand of country blues, which established them on the city's folk scene alongside the likes of Lead Belly, Josh White and Woody Guthrie, then as urban R&B recording artists. They then took the blues to Europe and beyond, where they were celebrated for their virtuosity, wit and professionalism for years into the 1970s.

This 5CD 125-track collection traces the early solo careers of both musicians and their initial partnership, also including their controversial post World War II work, when they were briefly suspected of Communist sympathies. Also featured are other musical luminaries such as Blind Boy Fuller, Washboard Slim, Pops Foster, Champion Jack Dupree and Baby Dodds: Sonny & Brownie always kept good musical company.

Brilliant remastering and Neil Slaven's expert sleeve notes help bring alive an important era with greater clarity than ever before, all at JSP's customary competitive price.

Album: Country Blues Troubadours 1938-1948 - Disc A: 1938-1941
Year: 2003
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 70:27
Size: 163,1 MB
Styles: Country blues, acoustic blues
Scans: Full

1. Sonny Terry - Mountain Blues (3:09)
2. Sonny Terry - The New John Henry (3:32)
3. Sonny Terry - Fox Chase (3:16)
4. Sonny Terry - Lost John (3:16)
5. Sonny Terry - Train Whistle Blues (2:48)
6. Sonny Terry - New Love Blues (2:44)
7. Sonny Terry - Harmonica Blues (2:42)
8. Sonny Terry - Harmonica And Washboard Breakdown (2:37)
9. Sonny Terry - Harmonica Stomp (2:48)
10. Sonny Terry - Harmonica And Washboard Blues (2:54)
11. Sonny Terry - Forty-Four Whistle Blues (2:50)
12. Sonny Terry - Blowing The Blues (2:54)
13. Sonny Terry - Touch It Up And Go (2:24)
14. Brownie McGhee - Picking My Tomatoes (2:45)
15. Brownie McGhee - Me And My Dog Blues (2:44)
16. Brownie McGhee - Born For Bad Luck (2:53)
17. Brownie McGhee - I'm Callin' Daisy (2:38)
18. Brownie McGhee - Step It Up And Go (2:34)
19. Brownie McGhee - My Barkin' Bulldog Blues (2:36)
20. Brownie McGhee - Let Me Tell You 'Bout My Baby (2:41)
21. Brownie McGhee - Poison Woman Blues (2:37)
22. Brownie McGhee - Back Door Stranger (2:43)
23. Brownie McGhee - Be Good To Me (2:48)
24. Brownie McGhee - Not Guilty Blues (2:37)
25. Brownie McGhee - Coal Miner Blues (2:44)

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Album: Country Blues Troubadours 1938-1948 - Disc B: 1941
Year: 2003
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 69:19
Size: 160,6 MB
Styles: Country blues, acoustic blues
Scans: Full

1. Brownie McGhee - Step It Up And Go No. 2 (2:46)
2. Brownie McGhee - Money Spending Woman (2:51)
3. Brownie McGhee - Death Of Blind Boy Fuller (Alt. Take) (3:00)
4. Brownie McGhee - Death Of Blind Boy Fuller (2:42)
5. Brownie McGhee - Got To Find My Little Woman (2:32)
6. Brownie McGhee - I'm A Black Woman's Man (Alt. Take) (2:51)
7. Brownie McGhee - I'm A Black Woman's Man (2:51)
8. Brownie McGhee - Dealing With The Devil (2:36)
9. Brownie McGhee - Double Trouble (Take 1) (2:35)
10. Brownie McGhee - Double Trouble (Take 2) (2:42)
11. Brownie McGhee - Woman I'm Done (2:55)
12. Brownie McGhee - Key To My Door (2:48)
13. Brownie McGhee - Million Lonesome Women (2:35)
14. Brownie McGhee - Ain't No Tellin' (2:53)
15. Brownie McGhee - Try Me One More Time (3:02)
16. Brother George & His Sanctified Singers - I Want To See Jesus (2:31)
17. Brother George & His Sanctified Singers - Done What My Lord Said (2:33)
18. Brother George & His Sanctified Singers - I Want King Jesus (2:59)
19. Brother George & His Sanctified Singers - What Will I Do (Without The Lord) (2:36)
20. Brownie McGhee - Key To The Highway 70 (Take 1) (2:41)
21. Brownie McGhee - Key To The Highway 70 (Take 2) (2:42)
22. Brownie McGhee - I Don't Believe In Love (3:03)
23. Brownie McGhee - So Much Trouble (2:44)
24. Brownie McGhee - Goodbye Now (2:51)
25. Brownie McGhee - Jealous Of My Woman (2:49)

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Album: Country Blues Troubadours 1938-1948 - Disc C: 1941-1946
Year: 2003
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 68:47
Size: 159,5 MB
Styles: Country blues, acoustic blues
Scans: Full

1. Brownie McGhee - Unfair Blues (2:48)
2. Brownie McGhee - Barbecue Any Old Time (2:48)
3. Brownie McGhee - Workingman's Blues (2:48)
4. Brownie McGhee - Sinful Disposition Woman (2:35)
5. Brownie McGhee - Back Home Blues (2:56)
6. Brownie McGhee - Deep Sea Diver (2:40)
7. Brownie McGhee - It Must Be Love (2:54)
8. Brownie McGhee - Swing, Soldier, Swing (Take 1) (2:24)
9. Brownie McGhee - Swing, Soldier, Swing (Take 2) (2:43)
10. Sonny Terry - John Henry (2:28)
11. Sonny Terry - Fox Chase (1:33)
12. Sonny Terry - Fox Chase (2:16)
13. Sonny Terry - The Red Cross Store (3:22)
14. Sonny Terry - Sweet Woman (3:06)
15. Sonny Terry - Fox Chase (2:06)
16. Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry - That's The Stuff (Watch Out) (2:56)
17. Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry - Knockabout Blues (Carolina Blues) (3:07)
18. Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry - Easy Ridin' Buggy (2:53)
19. Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry - Women Lover Blues (2:46)
20. Sonny Terry - Run Away Woman (2:46)
21. Sonny Terry - Shake Down (2:52)
22. Brownie & Sticks McGhee - Movin' To Kansas City (3:08)
23. Brownie & Sticks McGhee - Railroad Bill (2:53)
24. Brownie & Sticks McGhee - Rocks In My Bed (2:49)
25. Brownie & Sticks McGhee - Tennessee Shuffle (2:58)

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Album: Country Blues Troubadours 1938-1948 - Disc D: 1946-1947
Year: 2003
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 71:30
Size: 165,8 MB
Styles: Country blues, acoustic blues
Scans: Full

1. Brownie & Sticks McGhee - Precious Lord Hold My Hand (3:04)
2. Brownie & Sticks McGhee - If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again (2:50)
3. Brownie McGhee - Rum Cola Papa (2:28)
4. Brownie McGhee - Mean Old Frisco (2:42)
5. Brownie McGhee - Sportin' Life Blues (2:57)
6. Brownie McGhee - Worried Life Blues (2:31)
7. Brownie McGhee - Brownie's Guitar Boogie (2:38)
8. Brownie McGhee - Lovin' With A Feeling (2:27)
9. Brownie McGhee - Night Time Is The Right Time (3:13)
10. Brownie McGhee - Bad Blood (2:56)
11. Brownie McGhee - I Don't Care (2:55)
12. Brownie McGhee - Big Legged Woman (2:42)
13. Brownie McGhee - B.M. Blues (3:02)
14. Brownie McGhee - Evil But Kindhearted (2:43)
15. Brownie McGhee - Seaboard And Southern (2:47)
16. Brownie McGhee - Dissatisfied Woman (3:15)
17. Brownie McGhee - How Can I Love You (3:19)
18. Brownie McGhee - Hello Blues (2:17)
19. Sonny Terry - Whoopin' The Blues (2:44)
20. Sonny Terry - Leavin' Blues (3:00)
21. Sonny Terry - Riff And Harmonica Jump (2:49)
22. Sonny Terry - All Alone Blues (3:07)
23. Brownie McGhee - Me And My Dog (2:49)
24. Brownie McGhee - Pawn Shop Blues (3:11)
25. Brownie McGhee - The Way I Feel (2:53)

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Album: Country Blues Troubadours 1938-1948 - Disc E: 1947-1948
Year: 2003
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 69:46
Size: 161,8 MB
Styles: Country blues, acoustic blues
Scans: Full

1. Brownie McGhee - Go On Blues (2:39)
2. Brownie McGhee - Auto Mechanic Blues (2:58)
3. Brownie McGhee - I'm Talking About It (2:44)
4. Brownie McGhee - Dollar Bill (2:57)
5. Brownie McGhee - Country Boy Boogie (2:52)
6. Sonny Terry - Harmonica Rag (2:27)
7. Sonny Terry - Screamin' And Cryin' Blues (2:50)
8. Sonny Terry - Beer Garden Blues (2:46)
9. Sonny Terry - Worried Man Blues (2:44)
10. Brownie McGhee - Aunt Jane's Blues (2:45)
11. Brownie McGhee - Ma Belle (2:55)
12. Brownie McGhee - So Long Baby (2:34)
13. Brownie McGhee - Poor Boy Blues (2:51)
14. Sonny Terry - Custard Pie Blues (2:59)
15. Sonny Terry - Early Morning Blues (2:50)
16. Sonny Terry - Crow Jane Blues (2:35)
17. Sonny Terry - Hot Headed Woman (3:13)
18. Brownie McGhee - Wrong Man Blues (3:01)
19. Brownie McGhee - Married Woman Blues (3:07)
20. Brownie McGhee - Robbie-Doby Boogie (2:22)
21. Brownie McGhee - My Fault (2:44)
22. Brownie McGhee - Brown Mule Blues (2:33)
23. Brownie McGhee - Hard Bed Blues (2:54)
24. Brownie McGhee - My Bulldog Blues (2:47)
25. Brownie McGhee - Gin Headed Woman (2:26)

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Sonny Terry - Gotham Records Sessions

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:53
Size: 91.3 MB
Styles: Harmonica blues
Year: 1990/2006
Art: Front

[2:36] 1. Wine Headed Woman
[3:02] 2. Four O'clock Blues
[2:35] 3. Baby Let's Have Some Fun
[3:16] 4. Bad Luck Blues
[2:58] 5. Lonesome Room
[3:02] 6. News For You Baby
[2:52] 7. No Love Blues
[2:29] 8. Harmonica Rumba
[2:47] 9. No Love Blues
[2:58] 10. Lonesome Room
[3:14] 11. Bad Luck Blues
[2:40] 12. Wine Headed Woman
[2:52] 13. Four O'clock Blues
[2:24] 14. Baby Let's Have Some Fun

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee (harmonica); Brownie McGhee (guitar, piano); Doc Bagby (piano, organ); James Harris (percussion).

Harmonica player and vocalist Sonny Terry cut some stunning material for Gotham in the early '50s. Some of it was issued, and much of it wasn't. This is a healthy chunk of things that were and weren't released, with good remastering embellishing Terry's cutting vocals and splintering harmonica. ~ Ron Wynn

One of the great harmonica players of all time, Sonny Terry was accidentally blinded in childhood. Terry constantly recorded and performed and also appeared on Broadway and in the movies "The Jerk" and "The Color Purple". His Blues harmonica playing on this collection is truly amazing.

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VA - Race Records 1942-1955: Black Rock Music Forbidden On US Radio

Size: 159,2+164,6+142,6 MB
Time: 67:37+69:37+60:13
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Blues, Rock & Roll
Art: Front

CD 1:
01 Jay McShann & His Orchestra - Jump The Blues (3:04)
02 Jim Wynn's Bobalibans - Rock Woogie (2:41)
03 Memphis Slim & The House Rockers - Rockin' The House (2:47)
04 Amos Milburn - Aladdin Boogie (2:23)
05 Joe Lutcher & His Society Cats - Rockin' Boogie (2:28)
06 Jimmy McCracklin - Rock And Rye (2:51)
07 Wild Bill Moore - We're Gonna Rock (2:45)
08 Wild Bill Moore - Rock And Roll (2:52)
09 Goree Carter & His Hepcats - Rock Awhile (2:40)
10 Jimmy Preston & His Prestonians - Rock The Joint (2:36)
11 Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five - Saturday Night Fish Fry (4:36)
12 Lowell Fulson's Combo - Rocking After Midnight (2:30)
13 Wynonie Harris - All She Wants To Do Is Rock (2:45)
14 Roy Milton - Information Blues (2:41)
15 Billy Wright - After Dark Blues (2:18)
16 Max Bailey - Rockin' With The Blues (2:39)
17 Doles Dickens - Gonna Rock This Mornin' (2:34)
18 Big Joe Turner - Jumpin' At The Jubilee (2:47)
19 Connie Jordan - I'm Gonna Rock (2:47)
20 Gunter Lee Carr - We're Gonna Rock (2:15)
21 Laurie Tate - Rock Me Daddy (2:30)
22 Piano Red - Rockin' With Red (2:27)
23 Piney Brown - How About Rocking With Me (2:26)
24 Great Gates - Rocking Time (2:54)
25 Lightnin' Hopkins - Lightnin's Rock (2:11)

CD 2:
01 Hal Singer - Rock Around The Clock (3:00)
02 Jimmy McCracklin - Rockin' All Day (2:42)
03 Tiny Bradshaw - Well Oh Well (2:42)
04 Tiny Bradshaw - I'm Going To Have Myself A Ball (2:47)
05 Doc Sausage & His Mad Lads - Sausage Rock (2:34)
06 Arthur Crudup - My Baby Left Me (2:27)
07 Tiny Bradshaw - Breaking Up The House (2:42)
08 Arleen Talley - Rock And Roll (2:27)
09 Amos Milburn & His Aladdin Chickenshackers - Let's Rock Awhile (2:45)
10 Roy James Brown - Good Rockin' Man (3:02)
11 Esther Phillips - The Deacon Moves In (2:45)
12 Freddy Strong - We Love To Boogie (2:50)
13 Jesse Allen - Rock This Morning (2:03)
14 Ray Snead - I'm A Good Rockin Daddy (2:37)
15 Jimmie McCracklin Sings With His Blues Blasters - Rockin' Man (3:02)
16 Little Richard - Get Rich Quick (2:14)
17 Robert Nighthawk & His Nighthawks Band - Kansas City Blues (2:34)
18 Tiny Bradshaw - The Train Kept A Rolling (2:46)
19 Johnny Otis - All Night Long (2:34)
20 Roy Brown - Rock-A-Bye Baby (2:45)
21 Fats Domino - No No Baby (2:21)
22 The Treniers - It Rocks, It Rolls, It Swings (3:02)
23 Honey Brown - Rockin' And Jumpin' (2:54)
24 Google Eyes - Rock My Soul (2:58)
25 Andrew Tibbs - Rock Savoy Rock (2:42)
26 Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats - My Real Gone Rocket (2:25)

CD 3:
01 Bill Doggett & His Orchestra - Give It Up (2:39)
02 Herman Manzy & His Orchestra - I'm Your Rockin' Man (2:23)
03 Professor Longhair - Rockin' With Fess (1:59)
04 Red Saunders - Hambone (2:35)
05 Esther Phillips - You Took My Love Too Fast (2:25)
06 Lewis Smiley - Lillie Mae (2:12)
07 Ray Charles - Jumpin' In The Morning (2:49)
08 Lewis Smiley - Ain't Gonna Do It (2:19)
09 Big Mama Thornton - They Call Me Big Mama (2:01)
10 Ruth Brown - Wild Wild Young Men (2:37)
11 Alan Freed - Moondog Matinée (0:25)
12 Annie Laurie - It's Been A Long Time (2:38)
13 Big Mama Thornton - I Smell A Rat (1:41)
14 Roy Brown - Mr. Hound Dog's In Town (2:30)
15 Rufus Thomas - Bear Ca (2:49)
16 Parker Junior - Feelin' Good (2:54)
17 Parker Junior - Love My Baby (2:34)
18 Johnny 'Guitar' Watson - What's Goin' On (2:33)
19 Johnny 'Guitar' Watson - All Night Boogie (2:14)
20 Jocko Henderson - The Rocket Ship Show (0:32)
21 Smiley Lewis - Down The Road (2:12)
22 The Treniers - Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie (2:14)
23 Big Joe Turner - Honey Hush (2:37)
24 Big Joe Turner - Shake Rattle And Roll (2:57)
25 Big Maybelle - Whole Lot Of Shakin' Goin On (2:41)
26 Sonny Terry - Ride And Roll (2:31)

The rock revolution was not televised. Elvis Presley, who launched rockabilly in 1954, did not invent rock ‘n’ roll.
This album rehabilitates the history-making, foundational records which came out of the seminal rock trend; they were present on the black circuit as early as 1949, yet banned on radio stations due to racial segregation.
These splendid—and little-known—recordings testify to the authentic sound, subversiveness and stylistic variation which characterized the birth of rock.

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VA - Blowin' Up A Storm!: Harmonica Blues Classics 1920s-1940s

Size: 139,0 MB
Time: 58:21
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Harmonica Blues
Art: Front

01 Sonny Boy Williamson - Sonny Boy's Jump (2:47)
02 Jed Davenport & His Beale Street Jug Band - Save Me Some (2:45)
03 Sonny Terry - Fox Chase (2:01)
04 State Street Boys - Crazy About You (3:01)
05 Georgia Cotton Pickers - She's Coming Some Cold Rainy Day (2:58)
06 Alfred Lewis - Friday Moan Blues (3:11)
07 Will Shade & The Memphis Jug Band - Sun Brimmers Blues (3:22)
08 Jazz Gillum - Key To The Highway (2:35)
09 Mississippi Sarah & Daddy Stovepipe - Greenville Strut (3:28)
10 Bobby Leecan & Robert Cooksey - Need More Blues (3:11)
11 Noah Lewis - Chicksaw Special (3:16)
12 Chuck Darling - Harmonica Rag (2:15)
13 Hammie Nixon & Sleepy John Estes - Down South Blues (3:05)
14 Robert Nighthawk & Big Joe McCoy - What Will I Do (3:07)
15 De Ford Bailey - Davidson County Blues (3:19)
16 Rhythm Willie & His Gang - Bedroom Stomp (2:55)
17 Robert Cooksey - Shortin' Bread (2:38)
18 Martin & Robert - Maxwell And Peoria Blues (2:56)
19 George Clarke - More Blues (2:26)
20 Ashley & Foster - Bay Rum Blues (2:55)

Blowin' Up A Storm!

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Sonny Terry - Sonny's Story

Year: 1960/2008
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 35:48
Size: 82,8 MB
Styles: Acoustic blues, harmonica blues
Scans: Full

1. I Ain't Gonna Be Your Dog No More (3:44)
2. My Baby Done Gone (3:24)
3. Worried Blues (3:55)
4. High Powered Woman (2:59)
5. Pepperheaded Woman (4:06)
6. Sonny's Story (3:26)
7. I'm Gonna Get On My Feets Afterwhile (4:04)
8. Four O'Clock Blues (3:34)
9. Telephone Blues (3:35)
10. Great Tall Engine (2:56)

Sonny's Story is an excellent showcase for Sonny Terry's talents, which sometimes went unheralded because they largely were showcased in the shadow of Brownie McGhee. Here, Terry is largely playing solo acoustic, with J.C. Burris joining in for harmonica duets every so often; Sticks McGhee and drummer Belton Evans also play on a few cuts. Unlike some solo acoustic blues albums, Sonny's Story is positively infectious. It's hard not to get caught up in Terry's shouts and boogies, and that's one major reason why this is among his best solo recordings. /Thom Owens, AllMusic

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Blind Boy Fuller & Sonny Terry - Harmonica & Guitar Blues 1937-1945

File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Source: LL (from CD)
Released: 1996
Styles: Blues
Time: 72:03
Size: 165,4 MB
Covers: Full

(2:35) 1. Bye Bye Baby Blues
(2:25) 2. Mistreater, You're Going to Be Sorry
(2:32) 3. Mean and No Good Woman
(2:42) 4. Pistol Slapper Blues
(2:39) 5. Stop Jivin' Me Mama
(2:42) 6. Big House Bound
(2:47) 7. Train Whistle Blues
(2:44) 8. New Love Blues
(2:56) 9. I'm Stranger Here
(2:44) 10. I Want Some of Your Pie
(3:04) 11. I Don't Care How Long
(2:48) 12. Blues and Worried Man
(2:32) 13. Harmonica and Washboard Breakdown
(2:43) 14. Harmonica Blues
(2:49) 15. Somebody's Been Talkin'
(2:49) 16. Harmonica Stomp
(2:43) 17. Twelve Gates to the City
(2:45) 18. I Don't Want No Skinny Woman
(2:43) 19. You Got to Have Your Dollar
(2:55) 20. Blowing the Blues
(2:44) 21. Bus Rider Blues
(2:49) 22. Precious Lord
(3:34) 23. Lonesome Train
(2:53) 24. Shake Down Blues
(3:07) 25. Sweet Woman
(2:05) 26. Fox Chase

Tracks 1-6,9-12,15-19,21-22 : Blind Boy Fuller & Sonny Terry
Tracks 7,8,13,14,20,23 : Sonny Terry
Tracks 24-26 : Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry

Blind Boy Fuller, a blind singer-guitarist from North Carolina made his recording debut in 1935 and was destined within a mere few years to become one of the most famous bluesmen of his time. Fuller, a solitary figure among the host of blues stars operating out of the big cities, was swimming virtually alone against the contemporary blues tide, responding to a demand from the rural South with material that portrayed the black community's day-to-day ordeals. One day while working the streets of Wadesboro, Fuller heard a harmonica playing on the opposite sidewalk. That's how Fuller met Sonny Terry, also blind and playing the streets. They formed a partnership and from 1934 to 1938 the two of them together played the streets, fish fries and house parties of Wadesboro, Watha and Durham. While working in Durham, Fuller was spotted by J.B. Long, shop owner, record salesman and talent scout for ARC. Long became his manager and set up recording sessions. Fuller and Terry did not play together on all the sides, depending on the type of material - lowdown blues, ragtime, dance tunes or light hearted songs - Fuller playerd either alone or with Sonny Terry and/or Bull City Red. By 1939 Sonny Terry worked with a new partner, Brownie Mcghee, a singer guitarist from Tennessee. Blind Boy Fuller died in February 1941 at the age of 34. Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee would soon be enjoying the New York scene with the likes of Leadbelly and Josh White.

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VA - Atlanta Blues Festival: Got 'Em Live

Size: 126,4 MB
Time: 54:35
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Soul
Art: Front

01. Albert King - Stormy Monday Blues (Live) (9:25)
02. Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Hootin' The Blues (Live) (2:44)
03. Bobby 'Blue' Bland - I'll Take Care Of You (Live) (4:29)
04. Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown - Pressure Cooker (Live) (4:14)
05. Albert King - I'll Play The Blues For You (Live) (4:20)
06. Muddy Waters - Baby Please Don't Go (Live) (4:27)
07. King, Brown & Bland - Blues Jam (Live) (6:09)
08. Bobby 'Blue' Bland - Soul Of A Man (Live) (3:41)
09. Bobby 'Blue' Bland - Ain't That Lovin' You (Live) (3:28)
10. Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown - Frosty (Live) (6:04)
11. Albert King - Born Under A Bad Sign (Live) (5:28)

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VA - From Bebop To Blues: Harlem In The '50s Vol. 1 & Vol. 2

Album: From Bebop To Blues: Harlem In The '50s Vol. 1
Size: 161 MB
Time: 36:34
File: FLAC
Released: 2016
Styles: Blues Jazz
Art: Front

01. Sonny Terry - Doggin' My Heart Around (2:50)
02. Champion Jack Dupree - Drunk Again (3:01)
03. Red Prysock - Crying My Heart Out (2:38)
04. Morris Lane - Bobby's Boogie (2:35)
05. Stumbling Block (2:44)
06. Sandy Grimes - Be Good To Yourself (3:04)
07. Robert Ross Singers - Is He Yours (3:07)
08. Two Gospel Keys - I Can't Tarry (2:43)
09. Morris Lane - Ghost Town (2:40)
10. Red Prysock - Jackpot (2:36)
11. Brownie McGhee - Daisy (2:56)
12. Blind Wonders Of Washington DC - Night Prayer (3:12)
13. Champion Jack Dupree - Shake Baby Shake (2:22)

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Album: From Bebop To Blues: Harlem In The '50s Vol. 2
Size: 84,7 MB
Time: 35:46
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Blues Jazz
Art: Front

01. Tiny Grimes - Juicy Fruit (2:46)
02. Brownie McGhee - Don't Dog Your Woman (3:02)
03. Red Prysock - Hard Rock (2:38)
04. Robert Ross Singers - Good Morning To Heaven (3:06)
05. Champion Jack Dupree - Shim Sham Shimmy (2:42)
06. Jump For George (2:29)
07. Tarheel Slim & Little Ann - Too Much Competition (2:39)
08. Charlie Singleton - Earthquake (2:28)
09. Champion Jack Dupree - Highway Blues (2:50)
10. Sonny Terry - Harmonica Hop (2:36)
11. Two Gospel Keys - Every Man's Got To Lay Down And Die (2:50)
12. Red Prysock - The Hammer (2:27)
13. Champion Jack Dupree - Number Nine Blues (3:06)

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Lightnin' Hopkins, Sonny Terry - Last Night Blues (Remastered)

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:27
Size: 83.5 MB
Styles: Texas blues, Harmonica blues
Year: 1992
Art: Front

[4:57] 1. Rocky Mountain
[4:01] 2. Got To Move Your Baby 2
[4:21] 3. So Sorry To Leave You
[5:05] 4. Take A Trip With Me
[5:15] 5. Last Night Blues
[4:55] 6. Lightnin's Stroke
[4:00] 7. Hard To Love A Woman
[3:50] 8. Conversation Blues

Bass – Leonard Gaskin; Drums – Belton Evans; Harmonica – Sonny Terry; Vocals, Guitar – Lightnin' Hopkins. Recorded in Englewood Cliffs, NJ; October 26, 1960.

Outside of Blind Lemon Jefferson, Lightnin' Hopkins may be Texas's most distinctive and influential blues export. His easy, fluid fingerpicking and witty, extemporaneous storytelling are always a delight, and his performances on LAST NIGHT BLUES are no exception. The album is spare and acoustic, with Hopkins's voice and guitar accompanied by minimal percussion and Sonny Terry's harmonica.

Terry's contributions really add a lot to these tunes, threading a high, lonesome whine on the downtempo tunes and a chugging, propulsive shuffle on the faster ones. Hopkins is, of course, one of the kings of the blues boogie, but he's equally compelling on the slow blues, and he never missteps throughout this fine set. All told, this dynamite disc represents what the blues should be: stripped-down, soulful, and full of truth. ~AllMusic

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