Brownie McGhee Catalog
1944 (age 29)
Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry - That's The Stuff / Knockabout Blues (Savoy 5533)
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Walter Brown, vocal.
NYC, December 12, 1944
S5760 | That's The Stuff (as Watch Out) |
S5761 | Knockabout Blues (as Carolina Blues) |
Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry - Easy Ridin' Buggy / Women Lover Blues (Savoy 5534)
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Walter Brown, vocal.: same session.
NYC, December 12, 1944
S5762 | Easy Ridin' Buggy |
S5763 | Women Lover Blues |
Sonny Terry - Run Away Women / Shake Down (Savoy 5549)
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Walter Brown, vocal.: same session.
NYC, December 12, 1944
S5764 | Run Away Women (as Hootin' The Blues) |
S5765 | Shake Down (as Shake Down Blues) |
1947 (age 32)
Brownie McGhee - Auto Mechanic Blues / Country Boy Boogie (Savoy 5538)
Champion Jack Dupree, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Baby Dodds, drums.
NYC, May 28, 1947
S3428 | Auto Mechanic Blues |
S3431 | Country Boy Boogie |
Brownie McGhee - I'm Talking About It / Dollar Bill (Savoy 5541)
Champion Jack Dupree, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Baby Dodds, drums.: same session.
NYC, May 28, 1947
S3429 | I'm Talking About It |
S3430 | Dollar Bill |
Brownie McGhee - First And Fifteenth Stuff / Mabelle (Savoy 5548)
Melvin Merritt, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Arthur Herbert, drums.
NYC, August 5, 1947
S3436 | First And Fifteenth Stuff |
possibly Melvin Merritt, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Arthur Herbert, drums.
NYC, October 20, 1947
S3457 | Mabelle |
Brownie McGhee - Three Woman Blues / Poor Boy Blues (Savoy 5565)
Melvin Merritt, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Arthur Herbert, drums.
NYC, August 5, 1947
S3437 | Three Woman Blues |
possibly Melvin Merritt, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Arthur Herbert, drums.
NYC, October 20, 1947
S3459 | Poor Boy Blues |
Brownie McGhee - Running Away From Love / Wrong Man Blues (Savoy 5559)
Melvin Merritt, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Arthur Herbert, drums.
NYC, August 5, 1947
S3438 | Running Away From Love |
Melvin Merritt, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Curly Russell, bass; Arthur Herbert, drums.
NYC, December 19, 1947
S3508 | Wrong Man Blues |
Brownie McGhee - New Baseball Boogie / Good Thing Gone (Savoy 5561)
Melvin Merritt, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Arthur Herbert, drums.
NYC, August 5, 1947
S3439 | Good Thing Gone |
Pritchard Cheesman, tenor sax; Lannie Scott, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Franklin Skeete, bass; Arthur Herbert, drums.
NYC, March 22, 1949
S36-120 | New Baseball Boogie |
Brownie McGhee - Good Roller Blues / I Know My Baby (Savoy 714)
Melvin Merritt, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Curly Russell, bass; Arthur Herbert, drums.
NYC, December 19, 1947
S3507 | Good Roller Blues |
S3509 | I Know My Baby |
Brownie McGhee - My Fault / Married Woman Blues (Savoy 5551)
Melvin Merritt, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Curly Russell, bass; Arthur Herbert, drums.: same session.
NYC, December 19, 1947
S3510-2 | Married Woman Blues |
Hal Singer, tenor sax; Lannie Scott, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Franklin Skeete, bass; Heywood Jackson, drums.
NYC, spring 1948
S35-113-1 | My Fault |
1948
Brownie McGhee - Robbie-Doby Boogie / Hard Bed Blues (Savoy 5550)
Hal Singer, tenor sax; Lannie Scott, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Franklin Skeete, bass; Heywood Jackson, drums.
NYC, spring 1948
S35-112-2 | Robbie-Doby Boogie |
S35-115-1 | Hard Bed Blues |
Brownie McGhee - Tell Me Baby / Bad Nerves (Savoy 872)
Hal Singer, tenor sax; Sonny Terry, harmonica; Tiny Parker, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Bob Harris, bass; unknown, drums.
NYC, October 13, 1948
S23000 | Bad Nerves |
Brownie McGhee - Sweet Baby Blues / Four O'Clock In The Morning (Savoy 899) 1953
Hal Singer, tenor sax; Sonny Terry, harmonica; Tiny Parker, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Bob Harris, bass; unknown, drums.: same session.
NYC, October 13, 1948
S23001 | Sweet Baby Blues |
S23003 | Four O'Clock In The Morning |
Brownie McGhee - Brownie's New Worried Life Blues / C.C. Baby (Savoy 747) 1950
George Rhodes, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Gene Ramey, bass; Arthur Herbert, drums.
NYC, December 20, 1948
S23014 | Brownie's New Worried Life Blues |
Harry Van Walls, piano; Bill Caples, guitar; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Billy Taylor, bass; John Hartsfield, drums.
NYC, May 8, 1950
S36-145 | C.C. Baby |
Brownie McGhee, Hal Singer - I Was Fooled / Confused (Savoy 5557)
George Rhodes, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Gene Ramey, bass; Arthur Herbert, drums.
NYC, December 20, 1948
S23015 | I Was Fooled |
S23016 | Confused |
Brownie McGhee - Dreaming And Crying / Wholesale And Retail (Savoy 704)
Freddie Grooms, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; unknown, bass, drums.
NYC, 1948
S35-166 | Dreaming And Crying |
S35-168 | Wholesale And Retail |
1950
Brownie McGhee - True Blues / My Consolation (Savoy 778) 1951
Harry Van Walls, piano; Bill Caples, guitar; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Billy Taylor, bass; John Hartsfield, drums.
NYC, May 8, 1950
S36-142 | True Blues |
S36-143-1 | My Consolation |
1952
Brownie McGhee - Heart In Sorrow / Operator Long Distance (Par Presentation PAR 1301) 1952
Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal.
NYC, January 3, 1952
285 | Heart In Sorrow |
286 | Operator Long Distance |
Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry - Back Country Blues (Savoy MG 14019) 1958
Sticks McGhee, guitar; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal.
NYC, January 3, 1952
SBM5516 | Dissatisfied Blues |
SBM5517 | Diamond Ring |
SBM5518 | The Way I Feel |
SBM5519 | So Much Trouble |
Sonny Terry, harmonica; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; unknown, bass, drums.
NYC, March 3, 1952
SBM5100 | Bottom Blues |
SBM5101 | Tell Me Baby |
SBM5102 | Sittin' Pretty |
SBM5103 | Gone, Baby, Gone |
Sonny Terry, harmonica; Ernie Hayes, piano; Mickey Baker, guitar; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Gene Brooks, drums.
NYC, October 3, 1955
SBM6754 | When It's Love Time |
SBM6755 | I'd Love To Love You |
SBM6756 | Love's A Disease |
SBM6757 | My Fault |
** also released on Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry - Climbin' Up, Savoy Jazz SJL 1137 in 1984.
Brownie McGhee - A Letter To Lightnin' Hopkins / Smiling And Crying Blues (Jax 302)
Sonny Terry, harmonica; Bob Gaddy, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Bob Harris, bass; George Woods, drums.
NYC, 1952
J497 | A Letter To Lightnin' Hopkins |
J498 | Smiling And Crying Blues |
Brownie McGhee - Meet You In The Morning / Brownie's Blues (Jax 307)
Sonny Terry, harmonica; Bob Gaddy, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Bob Harris, bass; George Woods, drums.: same session.
NYC, 1952
4009JA | Meet You In The Morning |
4014JA | Brownie's Blues |
Brownie McGhee - I Feel So Good / Key To The Highway (Jax 304)
Sonny Terry, harmonica; Bob Gaddy, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Bob Harris, bass; George Woods, drums.: same session.
NYC, 1952
4010JA | I Feel So Good |
4011JA | Key To The Highway |
Brownie McGhee - Strangers Blues / Dissatisfied Woman (Jax 310)
Sonny Terry, harmonica; Bob Gaddy, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Bob Harris, bass; George Woods, drums.: same session.
NYC, 1952
4016JA | Strangers Blues |
4031JA | Dissatisfied Woman |
Brownie McGhee - New Bad Blood / Pawnshop Blues (Jax 322)
Sonny Terry, harmonica; Bob Gaddy, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Bob Harris, bass; George Woods, drums.: same session.
NYC, 1952
4020JA | New Bad Blood |
4032JA | Pawnshop Blues |
Brownie McGhee - I'm 10,000 Years Old / Cherry Red (Jax 312)
Al King, tenor sax; Bob Gaddy, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Bob Harris, bass; George Woods, drums.
NYC, 1952
4055J | I'm 10,000 Years Old |
4056J | Cherry Red |
1955 (age 40)
Brownie McGhee - I'd Love To Love You / Anna Mae (Savoy 1177)
Sonny Terry, harmonica; Ernie Hayes, piano; Mickey Baker, guitar; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Gene Brooks, drums.
NYC, October 3, 1955
SBM6758 | Anna Mae |
Brownie McGhee - Blues (Folkways FP 30-2) 1955
Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal.
NYC, 1955
Careless Love | |
Good Morning Blues | |
Sporting Life | |
Me And Sonny | |
Pawnshop Blues | |
Move To Kansas City | |
Betty And Dupree |
** also released on Folkways FA 2030 in 1955.
1957
Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry Sing (Folkways FA 2327) 1958
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; accompanied by Gene Moore, drums.
NYC, November, 1957
Better Day | |
Confusion | |
Dark Road | |
John Henry | |
Make A Little Money | |
Old Jabo | |
If You Lose Your Money | |
Guitar Highway | |
Heart In Sorrow | |
Preachin' The Blues | |
Can't Help Myself | |
Best Of Friends | |
Boogie Baby |
** also released on Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry - Guitar Highway, Verve Folkways FV/FVS-9019 in 1966.
1958
Various Artists - Livin' With The Blues (Savoy MG 16000) 1963
Ernie Hayes, piano; Roy Gaines, Carl Lynch, Brownie McGhee, guitar; Al Lucas, bass; Bobby Donaldson, drums.
NYC, December 22, 1958
SBM70332 | Livin' With The Blues |
Brownie McGhee - Livin' With The Blues / Be My Friend (Savoy 1564)
Ernie Hayes, piano; Roy Gaines, Carl Lynch, Brownie McGhee, guitar; Al Lucas, bass; Bobby Donaldson, drums.: same session.
NYC, December 22, 1958
SBM70333 | Be My Friend |
1959
Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry - Down Home Blues (Bluesville BVLP 1002) 1960
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December, 1959
Let Me Be Your Big Dog | |
Pawn Shop | |
You Don't Know | |
Betty And Dupree's Blues | |
Back To New Orleans | |
Stranger Here | |
Fox Hunt | |
I'm Prison Bound | |
Louise, Louise | |
Baby, How Long | |
Freight Train |
** also released on Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry - Down Home Blues, Prestige Folklore Folklore 14013 in 1964.
** part of Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Back To New Orleans, Fantasy F-24708 in 1972, FCD-24708-2 in 1989.
1960
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry - Brownie & Sonny Sing And Play (Society (E) SOC 1015) 1965
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal.
Los Angeles, CA, July, 1960
100857 | Drinking In The Blues |
100858 | Po' Boy |
same personnel.
"The Ash Grove", Los Angeles, CA, July, 1963
100855 | Just Rode In Your Town |
100856 | Sun's Gonna' Shine |
Lightnin' Hopkins, Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry - Blues Hoot: Live Recording At The Ash Grove (Horizon WP-1617) 1963
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Lightnin' Hopkins, Brownie McGhee, Big Joe Williams, guitar, vocal.
Los Angeles, CA, July, 1960
100859 | Everybody's Blues |
100862 | Brand New Car |
100864 | Great Gospel Blues |
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal.
"The Ash Grove", Los Angeles, CA, July, 1963
100852 | Walk On |
100853 | Blues For The Lowlands |
100854 | Gonna' Lay My Body Down |
** also released on Lightnin' Hopkins/Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry - Coffee House Blues, Vee-Jay VJLP 1138 in 1964, VJLPS 1138 in 1964. and on Lightnin' Hopkins, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee - Lightnin', Sonny & Brownie, Society (E) SOC 1009 in 1965.
Big Joe Williams, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Lightnin' Hopkins - Big Joe, Sonny, Brownie, Lightnin' (Society (E) SOC 1020) 1966
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Lightnin' Hopkins, Brownie McGhee, Big Joe Williams, guitar, vocal.
Los Angeles, CA, July, 1960
100860 | Razor Sharp Blues |
100861 | Chain Gang Blues |
100863 | I've Been Scorned |
Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry - Blues & Folk (Bluesville BVLP 1005) 1960
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 22, 1960
Sonny's Squall | |
Red River Blues | |
Gone Gal | |
Blues Before Sunrise | |
Sweet Lovin' Kind | |
Midnight Special | |
Take This Hammer Whup | |
Too Nicey Mama | |
Meet Me Down The Bottom | |
Tryin' To Win |
** part of Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Midnight Special, Fantasy F-24721 in 1977, FCD-24721-2 in 1989.
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry - Blues All Around My Head (Bluesville BVLP 1020) 1961
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal.: same session.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 22, 1960
Blues All Around My Head | |
East Coast Blues | |
Muddy Water | |
Beggin' And Cryin' | |
My Plan | |
Trying To Destroy Me | |
Everything I Had Is Gone | |
Jealous Man | |
Understand Me | |
Blues Of Happiness |
** part of Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Midnight Special, Fantasy F-24721 in 1977, FCD-24721-2 in 1989.
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry - Blues In My Soul (Bluesville BVLP 1033) 1961
Roy Haynes, drums; Sonny Terry, vocal, harmonica; Brownie McGhee, vocal, guitar.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September, 1960
I Got A Woman | |
Hold Me In Your Arms | |
The C.C. & O. Blues | |
The Devil's Gonna Get You | |
Don't You Lie To Me | |
That's Why I'm Walking | |
Wrong Track | |
Blue Feeling | |
House Lady | |
I Know Better |
** part of Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Back To New Orleans, Fantasy F-24708 in 1972, FCD-24708-2 in 1989.
Brownie McGhee - Brownie's Blues (Bluesville BVLP 1042) 1962
Sonny Terry, harmonica; Bennie Foster, guitar; Brownie McGhee, vocal, guitar.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 6, 1960
2584 | Little Black Engine |
2585 | I Don't Know The Reason |
2586 | Trouble In Mind |
2587 | Everyday I Have The Blues |
2589 | Door To Success |
2590 | Jump, Little Children |
2591 | Lonesome Day |
2592 | One Thing For Sure |
2593 | The Killin' Floor |
** also released on Original Blues Classics OBC-505 in 1984, OBCCD-505-2 in 1990.
1962
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry At The 2nd Fret (Bluesville BVLP 1058) 1962
Sonny Terry, vocal, mouth harp; Brownie McGhee, vocal, guitar.
"2nd Fret", Philadelphia, PA, April, 1962
Evil Hearted Me | |
Sick Man | |
Barking Bull Dog | |
Spread The News Around | |
Backwater Blues | |
Custard Pie | |
Wholesale Dealin' Papa | |
Motorcycle Blues | |
Hand In Hand | |
I Woke Up One Morning And I Could Hardly See |
** also released on Prestige PRST 7803 in 1970; Original Blues Classics OBCCD-561-2 in 1993.
Others
Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry - Down Home Blues (Sharp SMG-2003) 1961
Sonny Terry, harmonica; Brownie McGhee, vocal, guitar.
originally released 1961
My Other Home | |
You Gotta Love Me Baby | |
Weeping Willow | |
Feed Me Baby | |
Bad Nerves | |
Don't Mistreat Me | |
Four O'Clock Blues | |
Sweet Baby Blues | |
True Blues | |
My Consolation | |
New Sportin' Life | |
You Started It Baby |
** also released on Savoy MG 12218 in 1973.