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Brownie McGhee - The Folkways Years (1959)

2018-09-23T12:45:00Z

Brownie McGhee - The Folkways Years (1959)


1 	Daisy 	3:22
2 	Rising Sun 	2:40
3 	Careless Love 	3:13
4 	Cholly Blues 	5:04
5 	Just A Dream 	4:21
6 	Pawn Shop Blues 	3:01
7 	Hangman's Blues 	4:33
8 	Living With The Blues 	2:52
9 	'Fore Day Creep 	4:10
10 	Me And Sonny 	2:47
11 	Raise A Ruckus Tonight 	2:49
12 	Betty And Dupree 	3:59

Brownie McGhee - Guitar, Vocals 
Wilbert Ellis - Piano 
Coyall McMahan - Maracas, Vocals 
Gene Moore - Drums 
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Harmonica, Vocals

Folkways Years (1945-1959) is a wonderful compilation of Brownie McGhee's Folkways recordings. During this time, McGhee became a staple on the blues-folk revival circuit, and accordingly these recordings find the Piedmont bluesman playing in a folk style, which he excelled at. Many of the most powerful tracks are straight from the rural Piedmont tradition, but the folkier material shows what a rich musician he was. It's an excellent sampler, one that demonstrates the depth and breadth of his Folkways recordings. ---Thom Owens, AllMusic Review

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Brownie McGhee ‎– Rainy Day (1976)

2016-09-02T14:55:40Z

Brownie McGhee ‎– Rainy Day (1976)


1 	The Blues Had A Baby 	2:51
2 	I'm Going To Keep On Loving 	3:21
3 	Walk On 	3:13
4 	Rainy Day 	4:51
5 	Christina 	4:23
6 	Don't Dog Your Woman 	3:24
7 	Mean And Evil 	3:38
8 	Wine Sporty Orty     (Written-By – Stick McGhee)	3:05
9 	Blues Is Truth 	3:19
10 	Bunkhouse 	3:50
11 	Key To The Highway   (Written-By – Big Bill Broonzy)	3:30
12 	Blues On Parade 	4:08

Bass – Alex Blake (2) (tracks: 5, 9, 10)
Drums – Brian Brake (tracks: 1 to 3, 6 to 9, 11, 12)
Guitar – Bobby Foster (tracks: 4, 7), Brownie McGhee, Louisiana Red (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 8, 12)
Harmonica – Louisiana Red (tracks: 11), Sugar Blue (tracks: 1 to 6, 8, 9)
Piano – Sammy Price (tracks: 1 to 3, 6, 8)
Vocals – Brownie McGhee, Jim Robinson (10) (tracks: 3, 8)
Written-By – Brownie McGhee

Brownie McGhee was 60 when Rainy Day (reissued on CD by Concord's Blues Alliance label in 1996 as Blues Is Truth) was recorded in White Plains, N.Y. in 1976, and the veteran bluesman was still a powerful, authoritative singer. Although not quite in a class with McGhee's magnificent work with Sonny Terry in the 1950s and '60s, Truth is a consistently appealing date that unites him with such solid players as guitarist Louisana Red (who's also an excellent singer, though he doesn't sing here), harmonica player Sugar Blue and pianist Sammy Price. McGhee is in fine form on everything from the lonely desperation of "Rainy Day" to the upbeat, party-time atmosphere of "Walk On" and sibling Sticks McGhee's familiar "Wine Sporty Orty." The band is quite cohesive, and McGhee never sounds less than inspired. ---Alex Henderson, Rovi

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Brownie McGhee - Back Home Blues (1974)

2014-04-30T16:00:07Z

Brownie McGhee - Back Home Blues (1974)


1. Key to My Door
2. Million Lonesome Women
3. Ain't No Tellin'
4. Try Me One More Time
5. I Want to See Jesus
6. Done What My Lord Said
7. I Want King Jesus
8. What Will I Do (Without the Lord)
9. Key to the Highway
10. I Don't Believe in Love
11. So Much Trouble
12. Good-Bye Now
13. Jealous of My Woman
14. Unfair Blues
15. Barbecue Any Old Time
16. Workingman's Blues
17. Sinful Disposition Woman
18. Back Home Blues
19. Deep Sea Diver
20. It Must Be Love
21. Swing, Soldier, Swing

Brownie McGhee – guitar, vocals
Buddy Moss – guitar
Sonny Terry – harmonica
Jordan Webb – harmonica, vocals
Bull City Red – washboard
Washboard Slim – washboard
George "Bull City Red" Washington – washboard

Although he is chiefly known for his long collaboration with blind harmonica player Sonny Terry, guitarist Brownie McGhee made scores of recordings under his own name, including the ones collected here, which are drawn from his three sessions in 1941 for OKeh Records. There is a lively, fun, and refreshing intimacy to these sides, as McGhee, accompanied by Bull City Red on washboard and occasional second guitar from Buddy Moss, delivers a set of folk blues filled with obvious joy. His first pairing with Terry on harmonica, "Workingman's Blues," is here, as well as tracks where Jordan Webb handles the harp duties. McGhee and company deliver a whole lot of whooping and stomping in an endearing street-corner style. --- Steve Leggett, Rovi

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Brownie McGhee - Not Guilty Blues (1996)

2014-04-21T16:14:38Z

Brownie McGhee - Not Guilty Blues (1996)


1. Picking My Tomatoes - 2:49
2. Born For Bad Luck - 2:55
3. I'm Callin' Daisy - 2:41
4. My Barkin' Bulldog Blues - 2:38
5. Let Me Tell You 'Bout My Baby - 2:44
6. Be Good To Me - 2:51
7. Step It Up And Go - 2:48
8. Not Guilty Blues - 2:40
9. Money Spending Woman - 2:55
10. Death Of Blind Boy Fuller - 2:44
11. Barbecue Any Old Time - 2:50
12. Million Lonesome Women - 2:37
13. Workingman's Blues - 2:50
14. Dealing With The Devil - 2:38
15. Key To My Door - 2:51
16. I'm A Black Woman's Man #2 - 2:53
17. Try Me One More Time - 3:05
18. Swing Soldier Swing #2 - 2:43

Brownie McGhee - Guitar, Vocals
George "Bull City Red" Washington - Washboard
Jordan Webb - Harmonica

Here's an 18-track collection of McGhee's earliest recordings, all of it emanating from sessions held in 1940 and the following year. Brownie's recordings as Blind Boy Fuller #2 are here, as well as the first recordings pairing him with longtime future partner Sonny Terry. His work with washboard player Oh Red and the mysterious Jordan Webb playing harmonica is every bit as effective, though, and tracks like "Picking My Tomatoes" and "Born For Bad Luck" get this set off to a wonderful start; the musical quotient stays high all, the way to the end. Everything is pulled off of old, beat-up 78s, and the quality is up and down on every track, but this as fine an early Brownie McGhee set as you'll come across. --- Cub Koda, Rovi

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Brownie McGhee - Brownie's Blues (1990)

2014-03-22T16:47:41Z

Brownie McGhee - Brownie's Blues (1990)


1. Jump, Little Children - 4:36
2. Lonesome Day - 5:25
3. One Thing For Sure - 3:20
4. The Killin' Floor - 3:41
5. Little Black Engine - 3:44
6. I Don't Know The Reason - 4:03
7. Trouble In Mind - 4:55
8. Everyday I Have The Blues - 5:15
9. Door To Success - 4:09

Brownie McGhee – guitar, vocals
Bennie Foster – guitar
Sonny Terry - harmonica

Brownie's Blues was originally released by Bluesville Records in 1962. Supported by his longtime accompanist Sonny Terry, as well as second guitarist Benny Foster, Brownie turns in a nicely understated record that's distinguished by surprisingly harmonically complex and jazzy guitar work. Among the highlights are versions of "Killin' Floor," "Trouble in Mind" and "Every Day I Have the Blues," as well as the boogieing "Jump, Little Children" and "I Don't Know the Reason." ---Thom Owens, Rovi

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Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry - Climbin' Up 1952-1955

2010-12-10T09:52:05Z

Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry - Climbin' Up 1952-1955


A1. Gone Baby Gone 2:58 
A2. Tell Me Baby 2:54 
A3. Sittin' Pretty 2:31       play
A4. Bottom Blues 2:47 
A5. Dissatisfied Blues 2:51 
A6. Diamond Ring 3:15 
B1. The Way I Feel 2:53 
B2. So Much Trouble 2:52 
B3. When It's Love Time 2:33 
B4. I'd Love to Love You 2:57 
B5. Love's a Disease 2:47 
B6. My Fault 2:29             play

Brownie McGhee- (Guitar and Vocal) 
Sonny Terry- (Harmonica) - 1-4,9-12 
Sticks McGhee- (Guitar) - 5-8 
Ernie Hayes- (Piano) - 8,10-12 
Mickey Baker- (Guitar) - 8,10-12 
Leonard Gaskin- (Bass) - 8,10-12 
Gene Brooks- (Drums) - 8,10-12
Larry McCray- Guitar, Vocals

Nice collection of 1952-1955 sides with an urban blues twist by McGhee, with Terry's contributions limited to harmonica only and guitarists Stick McGhee and Mickey Baker checking in over the course of the dozen entries. McGhee was a world-class electric bluesman, too a fact that frequently gets lost in the folk-slanted duo material he cut with longtime partner Terry. --By Bill Dahl, AllMusic Review

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Brownie McGhee – The Story Of The Blues (2004)

2010-10-28T12:51:29Z

Brownie McGhee – The Story Of The Blues (1994)

Disc 1 - Born For Bad Luck

1. Picking My Tomatoes 2:44
2. I'm Calling Daisy 2:37
3. Me And My Dog Blues 2:43
4. Born For Bad Luck 2:52              play
5. Step It Up And Go 2:33
6. Let Me Tell You 'bout My Baby 2:41
7. Prison Woman Blues 2:35             play
8. Be Good To Me 2:47
9. My Barkin' Bulldog Blues 2:35        
10. Not Guilty Blues 2:36
11. Coal Miner Blues 2:44
12. Back Door Stranger 2:42
13. Step It Up And Go N:2 2:44
14. Got To Find My Little Woman 2:30
15. Dealing With The Devil 2:34
16. I'm A Black Woman's Man 2:50
17. Woman, I'm Done 2:53
18. Death Of Blind Boy Fuller 2:57

Disc 2 - Back Home Blues

1. Key To My Door 2:47
2. Million Lonesome Woman 2:33
3. Ain't No Tellin' 2:52
4. Try Me One More Time 3:01
5. I Want To See Jesus 2:30
6. Done What My Lord Said 2:32
7. I Want King Jesus 2:45
8. What Will I Do (Without The Lord) 2:34
9. Key To The Highway 2:39           play
10. I Don't Believe In Love 3:01
11. So Much Trouble 2:42
12. Good-Bye Now 2:50
13. Jealous Of My Woman 2:48
14. Unfair Blues 2:46
15. Barbecue Any Old Time 2:46
16. Workingman's Blues 2:46
17. Sinful Disposition Woman 2:33
18. Back Home Blues 2:55
19. Deep Sea River 2:38              play
20. It Must Be Love 2:53
21. Swing, Soldier, Swing 2:21

Real Name- Walter Brown McGhee. Brownie McGhee's death in 1996 represents an enormous and irreplaceable loss in the blues field. Although he had been semi-retired and suffering from stomach cancer, the guitarist was still the leading Piedmont-style bluesman on the planet, venerated worldwide for his prolific activities both on his own and with his longtime partner, the blind harpist Sonny Terry.Together, McGhee and Terry worked for decades in an acoustic folk-blues bag, singing ancient ditties like "John Henry" and "Pick a Bale of Cotton" for appreciative audiences worldwide. But McGhee was capable of a great deal more. Throughout the immediate postwar era, he cut electric blues and R&B on the New York scene, even enjoying a huge R&B hit in 1948 with "My Fault" for Savoy (Hal "Cornbread" Singer handled tenor sax duties on the 78).

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