Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee

180 GRAM VIRGIN VINYL

The Complete Album + 2 Bonus Tracks

4 1/2 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

One of the most fondly remembered duos in the history of American roots music (and probably the most widely recognized duo in the history of the blues), the legendary Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee worked for decades in an acoustic folk-blues setting. Originally released in 1958 by the Folkways label, this is one of their finest albums as a duo.

PERSONNEL:

• SONNY TERRY - (harmonica & vocals)
• BROWNIE McGHEE - (guitar & vocals)

Recorded by Moses Asch in New York, November 1957/early 1958.

• (*) BONUS TRACKS:
• A7: Sonny Terry (harmonica & vc), Lightnin’ Hopkins (g), Leonard Gaskin (b), Belton Evans [aka Samuel “Sticks” Evans] (d). Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, October 26, 1960.
• B8: Sonny Terry (harmonica & vc), Brownie McGhee (g & vc). London, UK, May 8, 1958.

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1 BETTER DAY
• A2 CONFUSION
• A3 DARK ROAD
• A4 JOHN HENRY
• A5 MAKE A LITTLE MONEY
• A6 OLD JABO
• A7 DIGGIN’ MY POTATOES (*)

• SIDE B
• B1 IF YOU LOSE YOUR MONEY
• B2 GUITAR HIGHWAY
• B3 HEART IN SORROW
• B4 PREACHIN’ THE BLUES
• B5 CAN’T HELP MYSELF
• B6 BEST OF FRIENDS
• B7 BOOGIE BABY
• B8 CORNBREAD, PEAS AND BLACK MOLASSES (*)