Sonny Terry Catalog
1944 (age 33)
Woody Guthrie - Struggle Folkways FA 2485 1976
Sonny Terry, harmonica; Woody Guthrie, guitar.
NYC, April 20, 1944
| MA679 | Lost John |
Sonny Terry - Glory (Walk And Talk With Jesus) / Woody Guthrie - Poor Lazarus (Bad Man Ballad) Asch 432-2
Sonny Terry, harmonica; Woody Guthrie, mandolin, vocal; Cisco Houston, Alec Seward, guitar, vocal.
NYC, April 20, 1944
| MA688 | Glory |
1950
Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Coyal McMahan - Get On Board Folkways FTS 32028 1980
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Coyal McMahan, maracas, vocal.
NYC, 1950?
| The Midnight Special | |
| Rising Sun | |
| In His Care | |
| Mamma Blues No. 2 | |
| Pick A Bale Of Cotton | |
| A Man Is Nothing But A Fool | |
| Preachin' | |
| I Shall Not Be Moved | |
| Raise A Ruckus Tonight! |
** originally released on Get On Board: Negro Folksongs By The Folkmasters, Folkways FP 28 in 1952.
1952 (age 41)
Sonny Terry - Goin' Down Slow / Black Horse Blues Jax 309
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Brownie McGhee, guitar.
NYC, 1952
| 4015JA | Goin' Down Slow |
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Bob Gaddy, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar; Bob Harris, bass; George Woods, drums.
| 4035JA | Black Horse Blues |
Sonny Terry - I Don't Worry / Man Ain't Nothing But A Fool Jax 305
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Brownie McGhee, guitar.
NYC, 1952
| 4017JA | I Don't Worry |
| 4018JA | Man Ain't Nothing But A Fool |
Sonny Terry - Women Is Killin' Me / Harmonica Train Jackson 2302
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Bob Gaddy, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar; Bob Harris, bass; George Woods, drums.
NYC, 1952
| M42 | Women Is Killin' Me |
| M44 | Harmonica Train |
1953
Sonny Terry - Talkin' 'Bout The Blues..... Washington WLP 702 1961
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Alec Seward, guitar, vocal.
NYC, 1953
| The Fox Chase | |
| Talking About The Blues | |
| Goodbye Leadbelly | |
| Red River | |
| John Henry | |
| Mama Told Me (as I Woke Up This Mornin') | |
| Moaning And Mourning Blues | |
| In The Evening | |
| Chain The Lock On My Door | |
| Louise Blues | |
| Baby, Baby Blues | |
| Custard Pie | |
| Kansas City | |
| Old Woman Blues |
** also released on Sonny Terry And His Mouth-Harp, Riverside RLP 12-644; Original Blues Classics OBCCD-589-2.
Sonny Terry - City Blues Elektra EKL-15 1954
same session.
NYC, 1953
| Little Annie | |
| Down In The Bottom Blues | |
| Late One Saturday Evening | |
| Hard Luck Blues |
** also released on Jazz Selection (F) JSLP 50034; Vogue (E) LDE 165.
1955
Sonny Terry - Dangerous Woman (With A 45 In Her Hand) / I Love My Baby Harlem 2327
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Bob Gaddy, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar; Bob Harris, bass; George Woods, drums.
NYC, 1955
| DA-758-K | Dangerous Woman (With A 45 In Her Hand) |
| DA-759-K | I Love My Baby |
1956
Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee - Uncle Bud / Climbing On Top Of The Hill Old Town 1023
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Bob Gaddy, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Al Hall, bass; Gene Moore, drums.
NYC, circa June, 1956
| OT839 | Uncle Bud |
| OT840 | Climbing On Top Of The Hill |
1957
Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee Fantasy LP 3254 1958
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal.
Jenny Lind Hall, Oakland, CA, March 15, 1957
| California Blues |
same personnel.
Jenny Lind Hall, Oakland, CA, March 15 or November 16, 1957
| I Got Fooled | |
| No Need Of Running | |
| I Feel So Good | |
| Thinkin' And Worrying | |
| I Love You, Baby | |
| Walkin' And Lyin' Down |
same personnel.
Jenny Lind Hall, Oakland, CA, November 16, 1957
| First And Last Love | |
| Christine | |
| I Have Had My Fun | |
| Whoppin' And Squallin' | |
| Water Boy Cry | |
| Motherless Child | |
| Sportin' Life |
** part of Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - California Blues, Fantasy F-24723 in 1981, FCD-24723-2 in 1990.
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Shouts & Blues Fantasy LP 3317 1962
same personnel.
Jenny Lind Hall, Oakland, CA, March 15, 1957
| John Henry | |
| I'm A Stranger | |
| Cornbread And Peas | |
| Louise | |
| Meet You In The Morning | |
| Poor Boy From Home | |
| Hudy Leadbelly | |
| Take This Hammer | |
| Baby's Gone | |
| Lose Your Money |
same personnel.
Jenny Lind Hall, Oakland, CA, November 16, 1957
| I Done Done | |
| Something's Wrong At Home |
** also released on America (F) 30 AM 6075 in 1969.
** part of California Blues, Fantasy F-24723 in 1981, FCD-24723-2 in 1990.
Sonny, Brownie - Just A Closer Walk With Thee Fantasy LP 3296 1960
same session.
Jenny Lind Hall, Oakland, CA, November 16, 1957
| Just A Closer Walk With Thee | |
| Children, Go Where I Send Thee | |
| What A Beautiful City | |
| Glory, Glory | |
| If I Could Hear My Mother Pray | |
| I'm Going To Shout | |
| I Shall Not Be Moved | |
| Packing Up | |
| Get Right, Church | |
| Some Of These Days | |
| If You See My Saviour | |
| You Can't Hide |
** also released on Original Blues Classics OBCCD-541-2 in 1991.
1959
Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee - Blues Is My Companion Columbia (E) 33SX 1223 1960
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; David Lee, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal.
London, England, October 7, 1959
| Crazy Man Blues | |
| Doctor Brownie's Blues | |
| Fighting A Losing Battle | |
| Hound Dog Blues | |
| I Need A Lover | |
| I Was Born With The Blues | |
| I'll Put A Spell On You | |
| Jet Plane Blues | |
| Rockin' And Whoopin' | |
| Sonny's Easy Rider | |
| Taking Harmonica Blues | |
| Walk On |
** also released on Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Blues Is My Companion, Verve V/V6-3008 in 1961.
Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee - Blues Is A Story World Pacific WP-1294 1960
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal.
Los Angeles, CA, December 29, 1959
| Key To The Highway | |
| Lose Your Money | |
| Louise | |
| Sportin' Life | |
| New Harmonica Breakdown | |
| Prison Bound | |
| Livin' With The Blues | |
| Blowing The Blues | |
| Baby, Please Don't Go | |
| Twelve Gates To The City | |
| Pawnshop Blues | |
| Brownie's Guitar Blues |
** also released on World Pacific STEREO-1294 in 1960.
1960
Sonny Terry - Sonny's Story Bluesville BVLP 1025 1961
J.C. Burris, harmonica; Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Sticks McGhee, guitar; Belton Evans, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 13, 1960
| 2594 | Telephone Blues |
| 2595 | Great Tall Engine |
| 2596 | I'm Gonna Get On My Feets Afterwhile |
| 2597 | Four O'Clock Blues |
| 2598 | Sonny's Story |
| 2599 | I Ain't Gonna Be Your Dog No More |
| 2600 | My Baby Done Gone |
| 2601 | Worried Blues |
| 2602 | High Powered Woman |
| 2603 | Pepperheaded Woman |
** also released on Original Blues Classics OBC-503 in 1984, OBCCD-503-2 in 1990.
Sonny Terry - Sonny Is King Bluesville BVLP 1059 1963
Lightnin' Hopkins, guitar; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Belton Evans, drums; Sonny Terry, vocal, mouth harp.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 26, 1960
| 2618 | One Monkey Don't Stop The Show |
| 2619 | Changed The Lock On My Door |
| 2620 | Tater Pie |
| 2621 | Diggin' My Potatoes |
| 2622 | She's So Sweet |
Brownie McGhee, guitar; Sonny Terry, vocal, mouth harp.
NYC, September, 1962
| Sonny's Coming | |
| Ida Mae | |
| Callin' My Mama | |
| Bad Luck | |
| Blues From The Bottom |
** also released on Prestige PRST 7802 in 1970; Original Blues Classics OBC-521 in 1987, OBCCD-521-2 in 1990.
1961 (age 50)
Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee At Sugar Hill Fantasy LP 3340 1962
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal.
Sugar Hill, San Francisco, CA, December 29, 1961
| Hooray, Hooray, This Woman Is Killing Me | |
| Born To Live The Blues | |
| Just About Crazy | |
| Up, Sometimes Down | |
| Baby, I Knocked On Your Door | |
| Keep On Walking | |
| Baby, I Got My Eye On You | |
| I Got A Little Girl | |
| I Feel Alright Now | |
| Worry, Worry, Worry | |
| Sweet Woman Blues |
** also released on Fantasy LP 8091 in 1962; Original Blues Classics OBC-536 in 1991, OBCCD-536-2 in 1991; America (F) 30 AM 6071 in 1969.
Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee - Live At Sugar Hill Vol. 2 Fantasy FCD-24750-2
same session.
Sugar Hill, San Francisco, CA, December 29, 1961
| Climbin' On Top Of The Hill | |
| Louise | |
| My Father's Words | |
| Backwater Blues | |
| Wine Headed Woman | |
| Careless Love | |
| Playing With The Blues | |
| I Can't Sleep At Night | |
| My Baby's Leavin' | |
| Lose Your Money | |
| Jet Plane Blues | |
| Rainy Day | |
| I'm A Stranger | |
| Women On My String | |
| One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer | |
| Key To The Highway | |
| You'd Better Mind | |
| Walk On |
1965
Sonny Terry With Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, Cisco Houston, Pete Seeger, Brownie McGhee - Get Together Verve Folkways FV/FVS-9010 1965
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; with rhythm.
NYC, released 1965
| A Man Is Nothing But A Fool | |
| Twelve Gates To The City |
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Pete Seeger, banjo, vocal.
| Right On That Shore | |
| Louise | |
| Pick A Bale Of Cotton |
Pete Seeger, banjo; Brownie McGhee, guitar; Sonny Terry, washboard.
| John Henry (instrumental) |
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston, guitar, vocal.
| Go Tell Aunt Rhody | |
| Good Morning Blues (instrumental) |
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Coyal McMahan, maracas, vocal.
| Rising Sun | |
| In His Care | |
| Mama Blues #2 (instrumental) |
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Leadbelly, Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal.
| Easy Rider |
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Leadbelly, guitar, vocal.
| Careless Love |
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal.
| Key To The Highway |