Brownie McGhee Discography
1944 (age 29)
Brownie McGhee With Sonny Terry
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Walter Brown, vocal.
NYC, December 12, 1944
| S5760 | That's The Stuff (as Watch Out) | Savoy 5533, 826 |
| S5761 | Knockabout Blues (as Carolina Blues) | - |
| S5762 | Easy Ridin' Buggy | Savoy 5534 |
| S5763 | Women Lover Blues | - |
| S5764 | Run Away Women (as Hootin' The Blues) | Savoy 5549, 850 |
| S5765 | Shake Down (as Shake Down Blues) | - |
| S5766 | I Don't | unissued |
* Savoy 5533 Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry - That's The Stuff / Knockabout Blues
* Savoy 826 Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry - Watch Out / Carolina Blues 1951
* Savoy 5534 Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry - Easy Ridin' Buggy / Women Lover Blues
* Savoy 5549 Sonny Terry - Run Away Women / Shake Down
* Savoy 850 Sonny Terry - Hootin' The Blues / Shake Down Blues 1952
1947 (age 32)
Brownie McGhee
Champion Jack Dupree, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Baby Dodds, drums.
NYC, May 28, 1947
| S3428 | Auto Mechanic Blues | Savoy 5538 |
| S3429 | I'm Talking About It | Savoy 5541 |
| S3430 | Dollar Bill | - |
| S3431 | Country Boy Boogie | Savoy 5538 |
* Savoy 5538 Brownie McGhee - Auto Mechanic Blues / Country Boy Boogie
* Savoy 5541 Brownie McGhee - I'm Talking About It / Dollar Bill
Brownie McGhee
Melvin Merritt, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Arthur Herbert, drums.
NYC, August 5, 1947
| S3436 | First And Fifteenth Stuff | Savoy 5548 |
| S3437 | Three Woman Blues | Savoy 5565 |
| S3438 | Running Away From Love | Savoy 5559 |
| S3439 | Good Thing Gone | Savoy 5561 |
* Savoy 5548 Brownie McGhee - First And Fifteenth Stuff / Mabelle
* Savoy 5565 Brownie McGhee - Three Woman Blues / Poor Boy Blues
* Savoy 5559 Brownie McGhee - Running Away From Love / Wrong Man Blues
* Savoy 5561 Brownie McGhee - New Baseball Boogie / Good Thing Gone
Brownie McGhee
possibly Melvin Merritt, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Arthur Herbert, drums.
NYC, October 20, 1947
| S3456 | Aunt Jane Blues | unissued |
| S3457 | Mabelle | Savoy 5548 |
| S3458 | So Long Baby | unissued |
| S3459 | Poor Boy Blues | Savoy 5565 |
* Savoy 5548 Brownie McGhee - First And Fifteenth Stuff / Mabelle
* Savoy 5565 Brownie McGhee - Three Woman Blues / Poor Boy Blues
Brownie McGhee
Melvin Merritt, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Curly Russell, bass; Arthur Herbert, drums.
NYC, December 19, 1947
| S3507 | Good Roller Blues | Savoy 714 |
| S3508 | Wrong Man Blues | Savoy 5559 |
| S3509 | I Know My Baby | Savoy 714 |
| S3510-2 | Married Woman Blues | Savoy 5551 |
* Savoy 714 Brownie McGhee - Good Roller Blues / I Know My Baby
* Savoy 5559 Brownie McGhee - Running Away From Love / Wrong Man Blues
* Savoy 5551 Brownie McGhee - My Fault / Married Woman Blues
1948
Brownie McGhee
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 | Savoy 5550 |
| S35-113-1 | My Fault | Savoy 5551 |
| S35-114 | Brown Mule Blues | unissued |
| S35-115-1 | Hard Bed Blues | Savoy 5550 |
* Savoy 5550 Brownie McGhee - Robbie-Doby Boogie / Hard Bed Blues
* Savoy 5551 Brownie McGhee - My Fault / Married Woman Blues
Brownie McGhee
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 | Savoy 872 |
| S23001 | Sweet Baby Blues | Savoy 899 |
| S23002 | Don't Mistreat Me | unissued |
| S23003 | Four O'Clock In The Morning | Savoy 899 |
* Savoy 872 Brownie McGhee - Tell Me Baby / Bad Nerves
* Savoy 899 Brownie McGhee - Sweet Baby Blues / Four O'Clock In The Morning 1953
Brownie McGhee
George Rhodes, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Gene Ramey, bass; Arthur Herbert, drums.
NYC, December 20, 1948
| S23013 | Sweet Lover | unissued |
| S23014 | Brownie's New Worried Life Blues | Savoy 747 |
| S23015 | I Was Fooled | Savoy 5557 |
| S23016 | Confused | - |
* Savoy 747 Brownie McGhee - Brownie's New Worried Life Blues / C.C. Baby 1950
* Savoy 5557 Brownie McGhee, Hal Singer - I Was Fooled / Confused
Brownie McGhee
Freddie Grooms, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; unknown, bass, drums.
NYC, 1948
| S35-166 | Dreaming And Crying | Savoy 704 |
| S35-167 | I Started Wrong With You | unissued |
| S35-168 | Wholesale And Retail | Savoy 704 |
| S35-169 | Promised Love | unissued |
* Savoy 704 Brownie McGhee - Dreaming And Crying / Wholesale And Retail
1949
Brownie McGhee
Pritchard Cheesman, tenor sax; Lannie Scott, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Franklin Skeete, bass; Arthur Herbert, drums.
NYC, March 22, 1949
| S36-118 | It Hurts Me Too | unissued |
| S36-119 | Contact Me | - |
| S36-120 | New Baseball Boogie | Savoy 5561 |
| S36-121 | Yellow Moon | unissued |
* Savoy 5561 Brownie McGhee - New Baseball Boogie / Good Thing Gone
1950
Brownie McGhee
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 | Savoy 778 |
| S36-143-1 | My Consolation | - |
| S36-144 | New Sporting Life Blues | unissued |
| S36-145 | C.C. Baby | Savoy 747 |
* Savoy 778 Brownie McGhee - True Blues / My Consolation 1951
* Savoy 747 Brownie McGhee - Brownie's New Worried Life Blues / C.C. Baby 1950
1952
Brownie McGhee
Sticks McGhee, guitar #3-6; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal.
NYC, January 3, 1952
| 1. 285 | Heart In Sorrow | Par Presentation PAR 1301 |
| 2. 286 | Operator Long Distance | - |
| 3. SBM5516 | Dissatisfied Blues | Savoy MG 14019 |
| 4. SBM5517 | Diamond Ring | Savoy 835, MG 14019 |
| 5. SBM5518 | The Way I Feel | Savoy MG 14019 |
| 6. SBM5519 | So Much Trouble | Savoy 835, MG 14019 |
* Savoy MG 14019 Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry - Back Country Blues 1958
= Savoy Jazz SJL 1137 Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry - Climbin' Up 1984
* Par Presentation PAR 1301 Brownie McGhee - Heart In Sorrow / Operator Long Distance 1952
* Savoy 835 Brownie McGhee - Diamond Ring / So Much Trouble
Brownie McGhee
Sonny Terry, harmonica; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; unknown, bass, drums.
NYC, March 3, 1952
| SBM5100 | Bottom Blues | Savoy 844, MG 14019 |
| SBM5101 | Tell Me Baby | Savoy 872, MG 14019 |
| SBM5102 | Sittin' Pretty | Savoy MG 14019 |
| SBM5103 | Gone, Baby, Gone | Savoy 844, MG 14019 |
* Savoy MG 14019 Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry - Back Country Blues 1958
= Savoy Jazz SJL 1137 Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry - Climbin' Up 1984
* Savoy 844 Brownie McGhee - Bottom Blues / Gone, Baby, Gone 1952
* Savoy 872 Brownie McGhee - Tell Me Baby / Bad Nerves
Brownie McGhee And The Block Busters
Sonny Terry, harmonica; Bob Gaddy, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Bob Harris, bass; George Woods, drums.
NYC, 1952
| J497 | A Letter To Lightnin' Hopkins | Jax 302 |
| J498 | Smiling And Crying Blues | - |
* Jax 302 Brownie McGhee - A Letter To Lightnin' Hopkins / Smiling And Crying Blues
Brownie McGhee And His Jook Block Busters
same session.
NYC, 1952
| 4009JA | Meet You In The Morning | Jax 307 |
| 4010JA | I Feel So Good | Jax 304 |
| 4011JA | Key To The Highway | - |
| 4014JA | Brownie's Blues | Jax 307 |
| 4016JA | Strangers Blues | Jax 310 |
| 4020JA | New Bad Blood | Jax 322 |
| 4031JA | Dissatisfied Woman | Jax 310 |
| 4032JA | Pawnshop Blues | Jax 322 |
Al King, tenor sax; Bob Gaddy, piano; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; Bob Harris, bass; George Woods, drums.
| 4055J | I'm 10,000 Years Old | Jax 312 |
| 4056J | Cherry Red | - |
* Jax 307 Brownie McGhee - Meet You In The Morning / Brownie's Blues
* Jax 304 Brownie McGhee - I Feel So Good / Key To The Highway
* Jax 310 Brownie McGhee - Strangers Blues / Dissatisfied Woman
* Jax 322 Brownie McGhee - New Bad Blood / Pawnshop Blues
* Jax 312 Brownie McGhee - I'm 10,000 Years Old / Cherry Red
1955 (age 40)
Brownie McGhee
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 | Savoy 1185, MG 14019 |
| SBM6755 | I'd Love To Love You | Savoy 1177, MG 14019 |
| SBM6756 | Love's A Disease | Savoy MG 14019 |
| SBM6757 | My Fault | Savoy 1185, MG 14019 |
| SBM6758 | Anna Mae | Savoy 1177 |
* Savoy MG 14019 Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry - Back Country Blues 1958
= Savoy Jazz SJL 1137 Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry - Climbin' Up 1984
* Savoy 1185 Brownie McGhee - When It's Love Time / My Fault 1956
* Savoy 1177 Brownie McGhee - I'd Love To Love You / Anna Mae
Brownie McGhee
Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal.
NYC, 1955
| Careless Love | Folkways FP 30-2 | |
| Good Morning Blues | - | |
| Sporting Life | - | |
| Me And Sonny | - | |
| Pawnshop Blues | - | |
| Move To Kansas City | - | |
| Betty And Dupree | - |
* Folkways FP 30-2, FA 2030 Brownie McGhee - Blues 1955
1957
Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal; accompanied by Gene Moore, drums.
NYC, November, 1957
| Better Day | Folkways FA 2327 | |
| 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 | - |
* Folkways FA 2327 Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry Sing 1958
= Verve Folkways FV/FVS-9019 Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry - Guitar Highway 1966
1958
Brownie McGhee
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 | Savoy 1564, MG 16000 |
| SBM70333 | Be My Friend | Savoy 1564 |
| SBM70334 | I Love You Cindy | unissued |
| SBM70335 | Death Of Big Bill | - |
* Savoy MG 16000 Various Artists - Livin' With The Blues 1963
* Savoy 1564 Brownie McGhee - Livin' With The Blues / Be My Friend
1959
Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December, 1959
| Let Me Be Your Big Dog | Bluesville 45-802, BVLP 1002 | |
| Pawn Shop | Bluesville 45-809, BVLP 1002 | |
| You Don't Know | Bluesville BVLP 1002; Prestige Folklore FL 14023 | |
| Betty And Dupree's Blues | Bluesville BVLP 1002 | |
| Back To New Orleans | - | |
| Stranger Here | Bluesville 45-802, BVLP 1002 | |
| Fox Hunt | Bluesville BVLP 1002 | |
| I'm Prison Bound | - | |
| Louise, Louise | - | |
| Baby, How Long | - | |
| Freight Train | Bluesville 45-818, BVLP 1002 |
* Bluesville BVLP 1002 Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry - Down Home Blues 1960
= Prestige Folklore Folklore 14013 Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry - Down Home Blues 1964
= Fantasy F-24708 Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Back To New Orleans 1972
= Fantasy FCD-24708-2 - 1989
* Prestige Folklore FL 14023 Various Artists - Folklore Jamboree 1964
* Bluesville 45-802 Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry - Let Me Be Your Big Dog / Stranger Here 1960
* Bluesville 45-809 Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry - Too Nicey Mama / Pawn Shop 1960
* Bluesville 45-818 Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry - Beggin' And Cryin' / Freight Train 1961
1960
Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal.
Los Angeles, CA, July, 1960
| 100857 | Drinking In The Blues | Society (E) SOC 1015; Verve Folkways FT/FTS-3011-3 |
| 100858 | Po' Boy | - |
* Society (E) SOC 1015 Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry - Brownie & Sonny Sing And Play 1965
* Verve Folkways FT/FTS-3011-3 Various Artists - The Blues Box 1966
Lightnin' Hopkins, Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry, Big Joe Williams
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Lightnin' Hopkins, Brownie McGhee, Big Joe Williams, guitar, vocal.
Los Angeles, CA, July, 1960
| 100859 | Everybody's Blues | Horizon WP-1617; Verve Folkways FT/FTS-3011-3 |
| 100860 | Razor Sharp Blues | Society (E) SOC 1020; Verve Folkways FT/FTS-3011-3 |
| 100861 | Chain Gang Blues | - |
| 100862 | Brand New Car | Horizon WP-1617; Society (E) SOC 1020; Verve Folkways FT/FTS-3011-3 |
| 100863 | I've Been Scorned | Society (E) SOC 1020; Verve Folkways FT/FTS-3011-3 |
| 100864 | Great Gospel Blues | Horizon WP-1617; Society (E) SOC 1020; Verve Folkways FT/FTS-3011-3 |
* Horizon WP-1617 Lightnin' Hopkins, Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry - Blues Hoot: Live Recording At The Ash Grove 1963
= Vee-Jay VJLP 1138, VJLPS 1138 Lightnin' Hopkins/Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry - Coffee House Blues 1964
= Society (E) SOC 1009 Lightnin' Hopkins, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee - Lightnin', Sonny & Brownie 1965
* Verve Folkways FT/FTS-3011-3 Various Artists - The Blues Box 1966
* Society (E) SOC 1020 Big Joe Williams, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Lightnin' Hopkins - Big Joe, Sonny, Brownie, Lightnin' 1966
Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 22, 1960
| Sonny's Squall | Bluesville BVLP 1005 | |
| Red River Blues | - | |
| Gone Gal | - | |
| Blues Before Sunrise | - | |
| Sweet Lovin' Kind | - | |
| Midnight Special | - | |
| Take This Hammer Whup | - | |
| Too Nicey Mama | Bluesville 45-809, BVLP 1005 | |
| Meet Me Down The Bottom | Bluesville BVLP 1005 | |
| Tryin' To Win | - |
same session.
| Blues All Around My Head | Bluesville BVLP 1020; Prestige PRST 7715 | |
| East Coast Blues | - | |
| Muddy Water | - | |
| Beggin' And Cryin' | Bluesville 45-818, BVLP 1020 | |
| My Plan | Bluesville BVLP 1020 | |
| Trying To Destroy Me | - | |
| Everything I Had Is Gone | - | |
| Jealous Man | - | |
| Understand Me | - | |
| Blues Of Happiness | - |
* Bluesville BVLP 1005 Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry - Blues & Folk 1960
= Fantasy F-24721 Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Midnight Special 1977
= Fantasy FCD-24721-2 - 1989
* Bluesville BVLP 1020 Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry - Blues All Around My Head 1961
= Fantasy F-24721 Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Midnight Special 1977
= Fantasy FCD-24721-2 - 1989
* Prestige PRST 7715 The Best Of Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry 1969
* Bluesville 45-809 Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry - Too Nicey Mama / Pawn Shop 1960
* Bluesville 45-818 Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry - Beggin' And Cryin' / Freight Train 1961
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry
Roy Haynes, drums; Sonny Terry, vocal, harmonica; Brownie McGhee, vocal, guitar.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September, 1960
| I Got A Woman | Bluesville BVLP 1033; Prestige PRST 7715 | |
| Hold Me In Your Arms | Bluesville BVLP 1033 | |
| The C.C. & O. Blues | - | |
| The Devil's Gonna Get You | - | |
| Don't You Lie To Me | Bluesville BVLP 1033; Prestige PRST 7715 | |
| That's Why I'm Walking | Bluesville BVLP 1033 | |
| Wrong Track | - | |
| Blue Feeling | - | |
| House Lady | - | |
| I Know Better | - |
* Bluesville BVLP 1033 Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry - Blues In My Soul 1961
= Fantasy F-24708 Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Back To New Orleans 1972
= Fantasy FCD-24708-2 - 1989
* Prestige PRST 7715 The Best Of Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry 1969
Brownie McGhee
Sonny Terry, harmonica; Bennie Foster, guitar; Brownie McGhee, vocal, guitar.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 6, 1960
| 2584 | Little Black Engine | Bluesville BVLP 1042; Prestige PRST 7715 |
| 2585 | I Don't Know The Reason | Bluesville BVLP 1042 |
| 2586 | Trouble In Mind | - |
| 2587 | Everyday I Have The Blues | - |
| 2588 | Goin' Back To The Country | Prestige unissued |
| 2589 | Door To Success | Bluesville BVLP 1042 |
| 2590 | Jump, Little Children | Bluesville BVLP 1042; Prestige PRST 7715 |
| 2591 | Lonesome Day | Bluesville BVLP 1042 |
| 2592 | One Thing For Sure | - |
| 2593 | The Killin' Floor | - |
* Bluesville BVLP 1042 Brownie McGhee - Brownie's Blues 1962
= Original Blues Classics OBC-505 - 1984
= Original Blues Classics OBCCD-505-2 - 1990
* Prestige PRST 7715 The Best Of Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry 1969
1962
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry
Sonny Terry, vocal, mouth harp; Brownie McGhee, vocal, guitar.
2nd Fret, Philadelphia, PA, April, 1962
| Evil Hearted Me | Bluesville BVLP 1058 | |
| Sick Man | - | |
| Barking Bull Dog | - | |
| Spread The News Around | - | |
| Backwater Blues | Bluesville BVLP 1058; Prestige PRST 7715 | |
| Custard Pie | Bluesville BVLP 1058 | |
| Wholesale Dealin' Papa | - | |
| Motorcycle Blues | - | |
| Hand In Hand | - | |
| I Woke Up One Morning And I Could Hardly See | - |
* Bluesville BVLP 1058 Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry At The 2nd Fret 1962
= Prestige PRST 7803 - 1970
= Original Blues Classics OBCCD-561-2 - 1993
* Prestige PRST 7715 The Best Of Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry 1969
1963
Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry
Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocal; Brownie McGhee, guitar, vocal.
The Ash Grove, Los Angeles, CA, July, 1963
| 100852 | Walk On | Horizon WP-1617; Verve Folkways FT/FTS-3011-3 |
| 100853 | Blues For The Lowlands | - |
| 100854 | Gonna' Lay My Body Down | - |
| 100855 | Just Rode In Your Town | Society (E) SOC 1015; Verve Folkways FT/FTS-3011-3 |
| 100856 | Sun's Gonna' Shine | - |
* Horizon WP-1617 Lightnin' Hopkins, Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry - Blues Hoot: Live Recording At The Ash Grove 1963
= Vee-Jay VJLP 1138, VJLPS 1138 Lightnin' Hopkins/Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry - Coffee House Blues 1964
= Society (E) SOC 1009 Lightnin' Hopkins, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee - Lightnin', Sonny & Brownie 1965
* Verve Folkways FT/FTS-3011-3 Various Artists - The Blues Box 1966
* Society (E) SOC 1015 Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry - Brownie & Sonny Sing And Play 1965
Others
Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry
Sonny Terry, harmonica; Brownie McGhee, vocal, guitar.
originally released 1961
| My Other Home | Sharp SMG-2003 | |
| 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 | - |
* Sharp SMG-2003 Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry - Down Home Blues 1961
= Savoy MG 12218 - 1973