Sonny Terry

the USA Sonny Terry

Album’s Overview
“A-list”
#1 lead-belly-sonny-terry-songs-by-leadbelly.png 1943 [6, 13:10] Lead Belly accompanied by Sonny Terry - Songs By Leadbelly (Asch Records 343) studio collaboration mini • new music 6.85 “Good” Folk
#2 sonny-terry-brownie-mcghee-and-coyal-mcmahan-get-on-board.jpg 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 sonny-terry-harmonica-and-vocal-solos.jpg 1952 [9, 29:53] Sonny Terry - Harmonica And Vocal Solos (Folkways Records FP-35) studio • new music
#4 sonny-terry-sonny-terry-and-his-mouth-harp-1952.jpg 1952 [8, 23:03] Sonny Terry - Sonny Terry And His Mouth Harp [1952] (Stinson) studio mini • new music 6.31 “Decent enough” Blues / Rhythm n Blues
#5 blind-gary-davis-with-sonny-terry-the-singing-reverend.jpg 1954 [8, 29:13] Blind Gary Davis with Sonny Terry - The Singing Reverend (Stinson SLP-56) studio collaboration mini • new music 5.76 “Average” Blues / Rhythm n Blues
#6 sonny-terry-with-alec-stewart-folk-blues.jpg 1954 [8, 23:01] Sonny Terry with Alec Stewart - Folk Blues (Elektra EKL-14) studio collaboration mini • new music
#7 sonny-terry-and-alec-stewart-city-blues.jpg 1954 [10, ??:??] Sonny Terry and Alec Stewart - City Blues (Elektra EKL-15) studio collaboration • new music
#8 brownie-mcghee-and-sonny-terry-back-country-blues.jpg 1956 [12, 33:46] Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry - Back Country Blues (Savoy Records MG-14019) studio • new music
#9 sonny-terry-and-brownie-mcghee-sonny-terry-and-brownie-mcghee.jpg 1958 [14, 39:10] Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee - Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee (Fantasy LP-3254) studio • new music
#10 brownie-mcghee-and-sonny-terry-brownie-mcghee-and-sonny-terry-sing.jpg 1958 [13, 38:34] Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry - Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry Sing (Folkways Records FA-232) studio • new music
#11 sonny-terry-and-brownie-mcghee-folk-songs-of.jpg 1958 [12, 40:00] Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee - Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee In London (Nixa NJL-18) studio • new music
#12 sonny-terry-j-c-burris-and-sticks-mcghee-on-the-road.jpg 1959 [14, 42:44] Sonny Terry, J. C. Burris and Sticks McGhee - On The Road (Folkways Records FA-2369) studio collaboration • new music
#13 big-bill-bronzy-sonny-terry-and-brownie-mcghee-blues-with-big-bill-broonzy-sonny-terry-an.jpg 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 sonny-terry-and-brownie-mcghee-blues-is-my-companion.jpg 1959 [12, ??:??] Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee - Blues Is My Companion (Columbia (E) 33SX 1223) studio • new music
#15 mcghee-hopkins-williams-terry-down-south-summit-meetin.jpg 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 sonny-terry-and-brownie-mcghee-just-a-closer-walk-with-thee.jpg 1960 [12, 37:10] Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee - Just A Closer Walk With Thee (Fantasy LP-3296) studio • new music
#17 brownie-mcghee-and-sonny-terry-down-home-blues.jpg 1960 [11, 39:00] Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry - Down Home Blues (Prestige Bluesville BVLP-1002) studio • new music / reworkings
#18 brownie-mcghee-and-sonny-terry-blues-and-folk.jpg 1960 [10, ??:??] Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry - Blues And Folk (Prestige Bluesville BVLP-1005) studio • new music / reworkings
#19 brownie-mcghee-and-sonny-terry-blues-all-round-my-head.jpg 1961 [10, ??:??] Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry - Blues All Round My Head (Prestige Bluesville BVLP-1020) studio • new music
#20 sonny-terry-sonnys-story.jpg 1961 [10, 35:17] Sonny Terry - Sonny’s Story (Prestige Bluesville BVLP-1025) studio • new music
#21 lightnin-hopkins-with-sonny-terry-last-night-blues.jpg 1961 [8, 36:22] Lightnin’ Hopkins with Sonny Terry - Last Night Blues (Prestige Bluesville BVLP-1029) studio collaboration • new music
#22 brownie-mcghee-and-sonny-terry-blues-in-my-soul.jpg 1961 [10, 37:14] Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry - Blues In My Soul (Prestige Bluesville BVLP-1033) studio • new music
#23 sonny-terry-sonny-terry-and-brownie-mcghee-at-sugar-hill.jpg 1962 [11, 42:06] Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee - Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee At Sugar Hill (Fantasy LP-3340) live • new music
#24 sonny-terry-brownie-mcghee-and-sonny-terry-at-the-2nd-fret.jpg 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 lightnin-hopkins-brownie-mcghee-and-sonny-terry-blues-hoot.jpg 1963 [12, 45:26] Lightnin’ Hopkins, Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry - Blues Hoot (Horizon Records WP-1617) live • new music
#26 sonny-terry-sonny-is-king.jpg 1963 [10, 33:17] Sonny Terry - Sonny Is King (Prestige Bluesville BVLP-1059) studio • new music / reworkings
#27 sonny-terry-brownie-mcghee-and-sonny-terry-at-the-bunkhouse.jpg 1965 [11, 38:13] Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry - Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry At The Bunkhouse (Smash MG-27067) studio • new music
#28 brownie-mcghee-and-sonny-terry-a-long-way-from-home.jpg 1969 [11, 44:43] Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry - A Long Way From Home (Bluesway BLS-6028) studio • new music
#29 sonny-terry-i-couldnt-believe-my-eyes.jpg 1973 [10, ??:??] Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry With Earl Hooker - I Couldn’t Believe My Eyes (Bluesway BLS-6059) studio • new music
#30 sonny-terry-and-brownie-mcghee-sonny-and-brownie.jpg 1973 [12, 43:21] Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee - Sonny And Brownie (A&M Records SP-4379) studio • new music
#31 sonny-terry-book-of-numbers-original-soundtrack-recording.jpg 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
date.png 26-May-2012
notes.png 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.

“B-list”
sonny-terry-talkin-bout-the-blues.jpg 1954 [14, 38:57] Sonny Terry - Talkin’ ’Bout The Blues (Washington WLP-702) studio • compilation
sonny-terry-sonny-terrys-washboard-band.jpg 1955 [8, 24:52] Sonny Terry - Sonny Terry’s Washboard Band (Folkways Records FP-6) studio mini • new music / compilation
sonny-terry-and-brownie-mcghee-blues-is-a-story.jpg 1960 [12, ??:??] Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee - Blues Is A Story (World Pacific WP-1294) studio • new music / reworkings
sonny-terry-sonny-terrys-new-sound-jawharp-in-blues-folk.jpg 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
sonny-terry-and-brownie-mcghee-blues-and-shouts.jpg 1962 [12, 36:53] Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee - Blues And Shouts (Fantasy LP-3317) studio • new music / reworkings
sonny-terry-sings-folk-songs.jpg 1962 [14, 36:56] Woody Guthrie with Leadbelly, Cisco Houston, Sonny Terry and Bess Hawes - Sings Folk Songs (Folkways Records FA-2483) studio • compilation
pete-seeger-and-sonny-terry-at-carnegie-hall.jpg 1963 [6, 50:03] Pete Seeger and Sonny Terry - At Carnegie Hall (Folkways Records FA-2412) live collaboration
sonny-terry-sings-folk-songs-vol-2.jpg 1964 [15, 38:58] Woody Guthrie with Cisco Houston and Sonny Terry - Sings Folk Songs, Vol. 2 (Folkways Records FA-2484) studio • compilation
sonny-terry-coffee-house-blues.jpg 1965 [11, 39:07] Lightnin’ Hopkins / Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee - Coffee House Blues (Vee Jay Records VJLP-1138) live
terry-guthrie-lead-belly-houston-seeger-mcghee-get-together.jpg 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
sonny-terry-sonny-terry.jpg 1965 [12, ??:??] Sonny Terry - Sonny Terry (Everest Records FS-206) studio • compilation
sonny-terry-brownie-and-sonny-sing-and-play.jpg 1966 [7, ??:??] Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry - Brownie And Sonny Sing And Play (Society SOC-1015) studio / live • compilation
big-joe-williams-big-joe-sonny-brownie-lightnin.jpg 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
sonny-terry-and-brownie-mcghee-where-the-blues-begin.jpg 1969 [11, 37:33] Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee - Where The Blues Begin (Fontana SRF-67599) live
sonny-terry-wizard-of-the-harmonica.jpg 1972 [12, 39:01] Sonny Terry - Wizard Of The Harmonica (Storyville SLP-218) studio • new music / reworkings
brownie-and-sonny-hootin-and-hollerin.jpg 1973 [9, 35:09] Brownie and Sonny - Hootin’ And Hollerin’ (Olympic 7108) studio / live • compilation
big-joe-williams-lightnin-hopkins-and-sonny-blues-bash.jpg 1973 [6, 30:18] Big Joe Williams with Lightnin’ Hopkins and Brownie and Sonny - Blues Bash (Olympic 7115) studio / live collaboration • compilation
sonny-terry-hometown-blues.jpg 1973 [12, 32:29] Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee and Peppermint Harris - Hometown Blues (Mainstream Records MSL-1019) studio • compilation
sonny-terry-going-down-slow.jpg 1975 [10, ??:??] Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee and Peppermint Harris - Going Down Slow (Mainstream Records MSL-1037) studio • compilation
sonny-terry-brownie-mcghee-and-sonny-terry.jpg 1975 [8, ??:??] Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry - Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry (Storyville Records SLP-4007) studio • new music / reworkings
sonny-terry-whoopin.jpg 1984 [10, 42:13] Sonny Terry with Johnny Winter, Willie Dixon and Styve Homnick - Whoopin’ (Alligator Records AL-4734) studio collaboration • new music / reworkings
sonny-terry-and-brownie-mcghee-backwater-blues.jpg 1999 [18, 66:54] Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee - Backwater Blues (Fantasy FCD-24750-2) live
sonny-terry-and-brownie-mcghee-back-home-blues.jpg 2000 [25, 68:45] Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee - Back Home Blues 0.000.png (review pending upload) (Prism Leisure Corporation ‎PLATCD-603) studio • compilation
notes.png Random list, no intention to be complete.

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