Sonny Terry, the Folkways years, 1944-1963.
| Author/creator | Terry, Sonny performer. |
| Other author | McGhee, Brownie, 1915-1996 performer. |
| Format | Audio (Streaming) |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Folkways ; Cambridge, MA : Rounder Records, ℗1991. |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=http://www.aspresolver.com/aspresolver.asp?GLMU;73252 |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Folkways years, 1944-1963 |
| Contents | Old Jabo / Brownie McGhee (2:10) -- Going down slow / James Oden (2:51) -- Crow Jane blues (1:59) -- Harmonica with slaps (J.C. Burris, body slaps) (2:01) -- Pick a bale of cotton / Huddie Ledbetter (Coyal McMahan, maracas) (2:30) -- Dark road / Brownie McGhee (Gene Moore, drums) (2:43) -- Skip to my Lou (William Edward Cook, washboard ; Pete Seeger, banjo ; Frank Robertson, bass) (1:21) -- The woman is killing me (unknown performers, washboard, washtub bass, bones, frying pan) (2:23) -- Jail house blues (Sticks McGhee, guitar) (5:02) -- Fox chase ; Right on that shore / McGhee ; Terry (Pete Seeger, vocal, banjo) -- Shortnin' bread (2:00) --Sweet woman (3:04) -- Lost John (3:07) -- A man is nothing but a fool / Sonny Terry (Coyal McMahan, maracas) (3:18) --Poor man (but a good man) (J.C. Burris, bones, vocal) (3:08) -- I've been your doggie since I been your man (J.C. Burris, bones) (3:53) -- Custard pie blues / Sonny Terry (unknown performers, washboard, washtub bass, bones, frying pan, vocal refrain) (2:47). |
| General note | 15 songs previously released by Folkways Records, 1952-1963; 2 songs from previously unreleased acetates. |
| General note | Analog recording. |
| General note | Blues and folk songs. |
| General note | Previously issued as compact disc. |
| General note | Program notes by Kip Lornell with selected bibliography and discography ([8] p. : ill.) inserted in original container. |
| Performer | Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocals, jew's harp (11th track) ; Brownie McGhee, guitar, and, in part, vocals (1st-3rd, 5th-7th, 11th-12th, 14th, 16th tracks) ; other supporting musicians. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded 1944-1963. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |