Sonny Terry Discography
1944 (age 33)
Sonny Terry
Sonny Terry, harmonica; Woody Guthrie, guitar.
NYC, April 20, 1944
| MA676 | Harmonica Breakdown | unissued |
| MA677 | Fox Chase | - |
| MA678 | Train | - |
| MA679 | Lost John | Asch 360-3; Folkways FA 2485 |
Sonny Terry, harmonica; Woody Guthrie, mandolin, vocal; Cisco Houston, Alec Seward, guitar, vocal.
| MA688 | Glory | Asch 432-2 |
Sonny Terry, harmonica; and others.
| MA691 | Bus Blues | Asch unissued |
* Folkways FA 2485 Woody Guthrie - Struggle 1976
* Asch 360-3 Sonny Terry - Lost John / Woody Guthrie - Union Burying Ground
* Asch 432-2 Sonny Terry - Glory (Walk And Talk With Jesus) / Woody Guthrie - Poor Lazarus (Bad Man Ballad)
1950
Sonny Terry With Brownie McGhee And Coyal McMahan
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Coyal McMahan, maracas, vocal.
NYC, 1950?
| The Midnight Special | Folkways FP 28 | |
| 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! | - |
* Folkways FP 28, FA 2028 Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Coyal McMahan - Get On Board: Negro Folksongs By The Folkmasters 1952
= Folkways FTS 32028 Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Coyal McMahan - Get On Board 1980
1952 (age 41)
Sonny "Hootin'" Terry And His Harmonica
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Brownie McGhee, guitar.
NYC, 1952
| 4015JA | Goin' Down Slow | Jax 309 |
| 4017JA | I Don't Worry | Jax 305 |
| 4018JA | Man Ain't Nothing But A Fool | - |
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Bob Gaddy, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar; Bob Harris, bass; George Woods, drums.
| 4035JA | Black Horse Blues | Jax 309 |
* Jax 309 Sonny Terry - Goin' Down Slow / Black Horse Blues
* Jax 305 Sonny Terry - I Don't Worry / Man Ain't Nothing But A Fool
Sonny "Hootin'" Terry And His Night Owls
same session.
NYC, 1952
| M42 | Women Is Killin' Me | Jackson 2302 |
| M44 | Harmonica Train | - |
* Jackson 2302 Sonny Terry - Women Is Killin' Me / Harmonica Train
1953
Sonny Terry And His Mouth-Harp
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Alec Seward, guitar, vocal.
NYC, 1953
| The Fox Chase | Elektra EKL-14; Washington WLP 702; Vogue (E) V 2326, EPV 1095 | |
| Talking About The Blues | Elektra EKL-14; Washington WLP 702; Vogue (E) EPV 1095 | |
| Goodbye Leadbelly | - | |
| Red River | Elektra EKL-14; Washington WLP 702 | |
| John Henry | Elektra EKL-14; Washington WLP 702; Vogue (E) V 2326, EPV 1095 | |
| Mama Told Me (as I Woke Up This Mornin') | Elektra EKL-14; Washington WLP 702 | |
| Moaning And Mourning Blues | - | |
| In The Evening | - | |
| Chain The Lock On My Door | Elektra EKL-15; Washington WLP 702 | |
| Little Annie | Elektra EKL-15 | |
| Louise Blues | Elektra EKL-15; Washington WLP 702 | |
| Down In The Bottom Blues | Elektra EKL-15 | |
| Baby, Baby Blues | Elektra EKL-15; Washington WLP 702 | |
| Custard Pie | - | |
| Kansas City | - | |
| Late One Saturday Evening | Elektra EKL-15 | |
| Old Woman Blues | Elektra EKL-15; Washington WLP 702 | |
| Hard Luck Blues | Elektra EKL-15 |
* Washington WLP 702 Sonny Terry - Talkin' 'Bout The Blues..... 1961
= Riverside RLP 12-644; Original Blues Classics OBCCD-589-2 Sonny Terry And His Mouth-Harp
* Elektra EKL-14 Sonny Terry - Folk Blues 1954
= Jazz Selection (F) JSLP 50033 -
= Vogue (E) LDE 137 - 1955
* Elektra EKL-15 Sonny Terry - City Blues 1954
= Jazz Selection (F) JSLP 50034; Vogue (E) LDE 165 -
* Vogue (E) EPV 1095 Sonny Terry - Folk Blues 1955
* Vogue (E) V 2326 Sonny Terry - John Henry / The Fox Chase
1955
Sonny Terry And His Buckshot Five
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) | Harlem 2327 |
| DA-759-K | I Love My Baby | - |
* Harlem 2327 Sonny Terry - Dangerous Woman (With A 45 In Her Hand) / I Love My Baby
1956
Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Bob Gaddy, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Al Hall, bass; Gene Moore, drums.
NYC, circa June, 1956
| OT839 | Uncle Bud | Old Town 1023 |
| OT840 | Climbing On Top Of The Hill | - |
* Old Town 1023 Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee - Uncle Bud / Climbing On Top Of The Hill
1957
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal.
Jenny Lind Hall, Oakland, CA, March 15, 1957
| California Blues | Fantasy LP 3254 |
same session.
| John Henry | Fantasy LP 3317 | |
| 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 | - |
* Fantasy LP 3254 Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee 1958
= Fantasy F-24723 Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - California Blues 1981
= Fantasy FCD-24723-2 - 1990
* Fantasy LP 3317 Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Shouts & Blues 1962
= America (F) 30 AM 6075 - 1969
= Fantasy F-24723 Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - California Blues 1981
= Fantasy FCD-24723-2 - 1990
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
same personnel.
Jenny Lind Hall, Oakland, CA, March 15 or November 16, 1957
| I Got Fooled | Fantasy LP 3254 | |
| No Need Of Running | - | |
| I Feel So Good | - | |
| Thinkin' And Worrying | - | |
| I Love You, Baby | - | |
| Walkin' And Lyin' Down | Fantasy LP 3254; Vogue (F) DP 37 |
* Fantasy LP 3254 Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee 1958
= Fantasy F-24723 Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - California Blues 1981
= Fantasy FCD-24723-2 - 1990
* Vogue (F) DP 37 Various Artists - 25 Geants...Du Blues - A World Of Jazz
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
same personnel.
Jenny Lind Hall, Oakland, CA, November 16, 1957
| First And Last Love | Fantasy LP 3254 | |
| Christine | - | |
| I Have Had My Fun | - | |
| Whoppin' And Squallin' | - | |
| Water Boy Cry | - | |
| Motherless Child | - | |
| Sportin' Life | - |
same session.
| Just A Closer Walk With Thee | Fantasy LP 3296 | |
| 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 | Fantasy 546, LP 3296 | |
| Packing Up | Fantasy LP 3296 | |
| Get Right, Church | - | |
| Some Of These Days | - | |
| If You See My Saviour | - | |
| You Can't Hide | Fantasy 546, LP 3296 |
same session.
| I Done Done | Fantasy LP 3317 | |
| Something's Wrong At Home | - |
* Fantasy LP 3254 Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee 1958
= Fantasy F-24723 Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - California Blues 1981
= Fantasy FCD-24723-2 - 1990
* Fantasy LP 3296 Sonny, Brownie - Just A Closer Walk With Thee 1960
= Original Blues Classics OBCCD-541-2 - 1991
* Fantasy LP 3317 Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Shouts & Blues 1962
= America (F) 30 AM 6075 - 1969
= Fantasy F-24723 Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - California Blues 1981
= Fantasy FCD-24723-2 - 1990
* Fantasy 546 Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee - You Can't Hide / I Shall Not Be Moved
1959
Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; David Lee, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal.
London, England, October 7, 1959
| Crazy Man Blues | Columbia (E) 33SX 1223 | |
| 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 | - |
* Columbia (E) 33SX 1223 Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee - Blues Is My Companion 1960
= Verve V/V6-3008 Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Blues Is My Companion 1961
Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal.
Los Angeles, CA, December 29, 1959
| Key To The Highway | World Pacific WP-1294 | |
| Lose Your Money | - | |
| Louise | - | |
| Sportin' Life | - | |
| New Harmonica Breakdown | - | |
| Prison Bound | - | |
| Livin' With The Blues | World Pacific WP-1294, WP-1290, WP-1813; Pacific Jazz ST-20150 | |
| Blowing The Blues | World Pacific WP-1294 | |
| Baby, Please Don't Go | World Pacific WP-1294; Pacific Jazz ST-20150 | |
| Twelve Gates To The City | World Pacific WP-1294 | |
| Pawnshop Blues | - | |
| Brownie's Guitar Blues | - |
* World Pacific WP-1294, STEREO-1294 Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee - Blues Is A Story 1960
* World Pacific WP-1290 Various Artists - Swingin' Like Sixty Vol. 2: Around The World 1960
* World Pacific WP-1813, ST-1813 Various Artists - Hootenanny Saturday Nite! 1963
* Pacific Jazz ST-20150 Various Artists - This Is The Blues Vol. II 1969
1960
Sonny Terry
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 | Bluesville BVLP 1025 |
| 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 | - |
| 2604 | Hoo Wee Baby | Prestige unissued |
| 2605 | California Blues | - |
* Bluesville BVLP 1025 Sonny Terry - Sonny's Story 1961
= Original Blues Classics OBC-503 - 1984
= Original Blues Classics OBCCD-503-2 - 1990
Sonny Terry
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 | Bluesville BVLP 1059 |
| 2619 | Changed The Lock On My Door | - |
| 2620 | Tater Pie | - |
| 2621 | Diggin' My Potatoes | - |
| 2622 | She's So Sweet | - |
* Bluesville BVLP 1059 Sonny Terry - Sonny Is King 1963
= Prestige PRST 7802 - 1970
= Original Blues Classics OBC-521 - 1987
= Original Blues Classics OBCCD-521-2 - 1990
1961 (age 50)
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal.
Sugar Hill, San Francisco, CA, December 29, 1961
| Hooray, Hooray, This Woman Is Killing Me | Fantasy LP 3340 | |
| 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 | - |
same session.
| Climbin' On Top Of The Hill | Fantasy FCD-24750-2 | |
| 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 | - |
* Fantasy LP 3340, LP 8091 Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee At Sugar Hill 1962
= Original Blues Classics OBC-536, OBCCD-536-2 - 1991
= America (F) 30 AM 6071 - 1969
* Fantasy FCD-24750-2 Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee - Live At Sugar Hill Vol. 2
1962
Sonny Terry
Brownie McGhee, guitar; Sonny Terry, vocal, mouth harp.
NYC, September, 1962
| Sonny's Coming | Bluesville BVLP 1059 | |
| Ida Mae | - | |
| Callin' My Mama | - | |
| Bad Luck | - | |
| Blues From The Bottom | - |
* Bluesville BVLP 1059 Sonny Terry - Sonny Is King 1963
= Prestige PRST 7802 - 1970
= Original Blues Classics OBC-521 - 1987
= Original Blues Classics OBCCD-521-2 - 1990
1965
Sonny Terry
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; with rhythm.
NYC, released 1965
| A Man Is Nothing But A Fool | Verve Folkways FV/FVS-9010 | |
| Twelve Gates To The City | - |
* Verve Folkways FV/FVS-9010 Sonny Terry With Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, Cisco Houston, Pete Seeger, Brownie McGhee - Get Together 1965
Sonny Terry With Pete Seeger
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Pete Seeger, banjo, vocal.
NYC, released 1965
| Right On That Shore | Verve Folkways FV/FVS-9010 | |
| Louise | - | |
| Pick A Bale Of Cotton | - |
* Verve Folkways FV/FVS-9010 Sonny Terry With Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, Cisco Houston, Pete Seeger, Brownie McGhee - Get Together 1965
Sonny Terry With Pete Seeger And Brownie McGhee
Pete Seeger, banjo; Brownie McGhee, guitar; Sonny Terry, washboard.
NYC, released 1965
| John Henry (instrumental) | Verve Folkways FV/FVS-9010 |
* Verve Folkways FV/FVS-9010 Sonny Terry With Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, Cisco Houston, Pete Seeger, Brownie McGhee - Get Together 1965
Sonny Terry With Woody Guthrie And Cisco Houston
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston, guitar, vocal.
NYC, released 1965
| Go Tell Aunt Rhody | Verve Folkways FV/FVS-9010 | |
| Good Morning Blues (instrumental) | - |
* Verve Folkways FV/FVS-9010 Sonny Terry With Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, Cisco Houston, Pete Seeger, Brownie McGhee - Get Together 1965
Sonny Terry With Brownie McGhee And Coyal McMahan
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Coyal McMahan, maracas, vocal.
NYC, released 1965
| Rising Sun | Verve Folkways FV/FVS-9010 | |
| In His Care | - | |
| Mama Blues #2 (instrumental) | - |
* Verve Folkways FV/FVS-9010 Sonny Terry With Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, Cisco Houston, Pete Seeger, Brownie McGhee - Get Together 1965
Sonny Terry With Leadbelly And Brownie McGhee
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Leadbelly, Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal.
NYC, released 1965
| Easy Rider | Verve Folkways FV/FVS-9010 |
* Verve Folkways FV/FVS-9010 Sonny Terry With Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, Cisco Houston, Pete Seeger, Brownie McGhee - Get Together 1965
Sonny Terry With Leadbelly
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Leadbelly, guitar, vocal.
NYC, released 1965
| Careless Love | Verve Folkways FV/FVS-9010 |
* Verve Folkways FV/FVS-9010 Sonny Terry With Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, Cisco Houston, Pete Seeger, Brownie McGhee - Get Together 1965
Sonny Terry With Brownie McGhee
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal.
NYC, released 1965
| Key To The Highway | Verve Folkways FV/FVS-9010 |
* Verve Folkways FV/FVS-9010 Sonny Terry With Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, Cisco Houston, Pete Seeger, Brownie McGhee - Get Together 1965