Sonny Terry Folkway

Country Blues Troubadours contains 125 tracks, spread out over five CD's, tracing blind harpist Sonny Terry and guitarist Brownie McGhee's earliest recordings between 1938 and 1948. JSP not only does an admirable job remastering the tracks, but providing recording dates, personnel, and a bit of history that is easily accessible in individual jewel cases, as opposed to a bulky booklet. Recorded in New York and Chicago, the Piedmont duo encounter, both separately and collectively, blues, jazz, and R&B veterans including Washboard Slim, Baby Dodds, Curley Russell, Hal "Cornbread" Singer, Gene Ramey, Big Chief Ellis, Blind Boy Fuller, Stick McGhee, and Champion Jack Dupree. The discs are divided into five themes: "Getting started and getting around," "Blind Boy Fuller and what followed," "Library of Congress and living with Leadbelly," "New York residents and established artists," and "Mainly Brownie and an interlude with Champion Jack." As far as budget-blues box sets are concerned, this is one of the best.

Harmonica player Sonny Terry was one of the initial bluesmen who crossed over into areas not normally associated with the genre before he came along. Along with his partner, guitarist Brownie McGhee, Terry played on numerous folk recordings with the likes of Woody Guthrie, developed an acting career showcased on television and Broadway, and never compromised his unique high-pitched penetrating harmonica style called whoopin'…

Wizard Of The Harmonica album for sale by Sonny Terry was released Feb 23, 1999 on the Storyville label.Recorded in Copenhagen,Denmark in 1971.Wizard Of The Harmonica buy CD music Personnel:Sonny Terry (vocals, harmonica) Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee (vocals, harmonica) Leif Johansen (washboard).Wizard Of The Harmonica songs Liner Note Author: Ron Brown. Wizard Of The Harmonica album for sale Recording information: Copenhagen, Denmark (11/13/1971-11/14/1991).Arranger: Sonny Terry. Personnel includes: Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee.–by cdUniverse

The legendary duo Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee was a veritable museum of folk-blues. Guitar, song and bluesharp join together in a richly varied interplay to form one of the most important sources of rhythm & blues.