“A-list” |
#1 1943 [6, 13:10] Lead Belly accompanied by Sonny Terry - Songs By Leadbelly (Asch Records 343) studio collaboration mini • new music “Good” Folk |
#2 1952 [9, 22:55] Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee and Coyal McMahan - Get On Boardː Negro Folksongs By The Folkmasters (Folkways Records FP-28) studio collaboration mini • new music |
#3 1952 [9, 29:53] Sonny Terry - Harmonica And Vocal Solos (Folkways Records FP-35) studio • new music |
#4 1952 [8, 23:03] Sonny Terry - Sonny Terry And His Mouth Harp [1952] (Stinson) studio mini • new music “Decent enough” Blues / Rhythm n Blues |
#5 1954 [8, 29:13] Blind Gary Davis with Sonny Terry - The Singing Reverend (Stinson SLP-56) studio collaboration mini • new music “Average” Blues / Rhythm n Blues |
#6 1954 [8, 23:01] Sonny Terry with Alec Stewart - Folk Blues (Elektra EKL-14) studio collaboration mini • new music |
#7 1954 [10, ??:??] Sonny Terry and Alec Stewart - City Blues (Elektra EKL-15) studio collaboration • new music |
#8 1956 [12, 33:46] Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry - Back Country Blues (Savoy Records MG-14019) studio • new music |
#9 1958 [14, 39:10] Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee - Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee (Fantasy LP-3254) studio • new music |
#10 1958 [13, 38:34] Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry - Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry Sing (Folkways Records FA-232) studio • new music |
#11 1958 [12, 40:00] Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee - Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee In London (Nixa NJL-18) studio • new music |
#12 1959 [14, 42:44] Sonny Terry, J. C. Burris and Sticks McGhee - On The Road (Folkways Records FA-2369) studio collaboration • new music |
#13 1959 [14, 47:36] Big Bill Bronzy, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee - Blues With Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee (Folkways Records FS-3817) studio collaboration • new music / reworkings |
#14 1959 [12, ??:??] Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee - Blues Is My Companion (Columbia (E) 33SX 1223) studio • new music |
#15 1960 [6, 35:41] Brownie McGhee, Lightnin Hopkins, Big Joe Williams and Sonny Terry - Down South Summit Meetin’ (World Pacific WPL-296) studio collaboration • new music |
#16 1960 [12, 37:10] Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee - Just A Closer Walk With Thee (Fantasy LP-3296) studio • new music |
#17 1960 [11, 39:00] Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry - Down Home Blues (Prestige Bluesville BVLP-1002) studio • new music / reworkings |
#18 1960 [10, ??:??] Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry - Blues And Folk (Prestige Bluesville BVLP-1005) studio • new music / reworkings |
#19 1961 [10, ??:??] Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry - Blues All Round My Head (Prestige Bluesville BVLP-1020) studio • new music |
#20 1961 [10, 35:17] Sonny Terry - Sonny’s Story (Prestige Bluesville BVLP-1025) studio • new music |
#21 1961 [8, 36:22] Lightnin’ Hopkins with Sonny Terry - Last Night Blues (Prestige Bluesville BVLP-1029) studio collaboration • new music |
#22 1961 [10, 37:14] Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry - Blues In My Soul (Prestige Bluesville BVLP-1033) studio • new music |
#23 1962 [11, 42:06] Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee - Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee At Sugar Hill (Fantasy LP-3340) live • new music |
#24 1962 [10, 38:56] Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry - Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry At The 2nd Fret (Prestige Bluesville BVLP-1058) live • new music |
#25 1963 [12, 45:26] Lightnin’ Hopkins, Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry - Blues Hoot (Horizon Records WP-1617) live • new music |
#26 1963 [10, 33:17] Sonny Terry - Sonny Is King (Prestige Bluesville BVLP-1059) studio • new music / reworkings |
#27 1965 [11, 38:13] Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry - Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry At The Bunkhouse (Smash MG-27067) studio • new music |
#28 1969 [11, 44:43] Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry - A Long Way From Home (Bluesway BLS-6028) studio • new music |
#29 1973 [10, ??:??] Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry With Earl Hooker - I Couldn’t Believe My Eyes (Bluesway BLS-6059) studio • new music |
#30 1973 [12, 43:21] Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee - Sonny And Brownie (A&M Records SP-4379) studio • new music |
#31 1973 [10, 29:15] Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee - Book Of Numbers Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Recording (Brut BRUT-6002-ST) studio • new music • film soundtrack |
26-May-2012
The end. Died 1986, aged 74. Some sources suggest that the 1961 live recording "Blues Hoot" (Horizon Records WP-1617, 1963) was first issued on LP in 1961 (Davon 2015). However, I can find no trace of such a record and, indeed, Davon 2015, according to Discogs, is an completely unrelated LP titled "Dixieland Special". Until I find some evidence to the contrary, I'm sticking with the 1963 issue on Horizon as the first appearance for the set in question.
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“B-list” |
1954 [14, 38:57] Sonny Terry - Talkin’ ’Bout The Blues (Washington WLP-702) studio • compilation |
1955 [8, 24:52] Sonny Terry - Sonny Terry’s Washboard Band (Folkways Records FP-6) studio mini • new music / compilation |
1960 [12, ??:??] Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee - Blues Is A Story (World Pacific WP-1294) studio • new music / reworkings |
1961 [13, 44:31] Sonny Terry with Brownie McGhee and J.C. Burris - Sonny Terry’s New Soundː The Jawharp In Blues And Folk Music (Folkways Records FS-3821) studio collaboration • new music / reworkings |
1962 [12, 36:53] Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee - Blues And Shouts (Fantasy LP-3317) studio • new music / reworkings |
1962 [14, 36:56] Woody Guthrie with Leadbelly, Cisco Houston, Sonny Terry and Bess Hawes - Sings Folk Songs (Folkways Records FA-2483) studio • compilation |
1963 [6, 50:03] Pete Seeger and Sonny Terry - At Carnegie Hall (Folkways Records FA-2412) live collaboration |
1964 [15, 38:58] Woody Guthrie with Cisco Houston and Sonny Terry - Sings Folk Songs, Vol. 2 (Folkways Records FA-2484) studio • compilation |
1965 [11, 39:07] Lightnin’ Hopkins / Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee - Coffee House Blues (Vee Jay Records VJLP-1138) live |
1965 [12, 39:01] Sonny Terry with Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, Cisco Houston, Pete Seeger and Brownie McGhee - Get Together (Verve-Folkways FV-9010) studio collaboration • compilation |
1965 [12, ??:??] Sonny Terry - Sonny Terry (Everest Records FS-206) studio • compilation |
1966 [7, ??:??] Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry - Brownie And Sonny Sing And Play (Society SOC-1015) studio / live • compilation |
1966 [5, 25:48] Big Joe Williams, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee and Lightnin’ Hopkins - Big Joe, Sonny, Brownie, Lightnin’ (Society SOC-1020) studio / live mini collaboration • compilation |
1969 [11, 37:33] Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee - Where The Blues Begin (Fontana SRF-67599) live |
1972 [12, 39:01] Sonny Terry - Wizard Of The Harmonica (Storyville SLP-218) studio • new music / reworkings |
1973 [9, 35:09] Brownie and Sonny - Hootin’ And Hollerin’ (Olympic 7108) studio / live • compilation |
1973 [6, 30:18] Big Joe Williams with Lightnin’ Hopkins and Brownie and Sonny - Blues Bash (Olympic 7115) studio / live collaboration • compilation |
1973 [12, 32:29] Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee and Peppermint Harris - Hometown Blues (Mainstream Records MSL-1019) studio • compilation |
1975 [10, ??:??] Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee and Peppermint Harris - Going Down Slow (Mainstream Records MSL-1037) studio • compilation |
1975 [8, ??:??] Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry - Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry (Storyville Records SLP-4007) studio • new music / reworkings |
1984 [10, 42:13] Sonny Terry with Johnny Winter, Willie Dixon and Styve Homnick - Whoopin’ (Alligator Records AL-4734) studio collaboration • new music / reworkings |
1999 [18, 66:54] Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee - Backwater Blues (Fantasy FCD-24750-2) live |
2000 [25, 68:45] Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee - Back Home Blues (review pending upload) (Prism Leisure Corporation PLATCD-603) studio • compilation |
Random list, no intention to be complete.
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