The Folkways Years, 1944-1963

• Artist: Sonny Terry
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1991
• Total Time: 44:17
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Blues

Review

While he's best known as guitarist Brownie McGhee's longtime partner, harmonica ace and vocalist Sonny Terry made many excellent recordings as a solo act, and also recorded with Blind Boy Fuller and others. The 17 songs on this anthology include Terry playing with McGhee's brother Sticks, Pete Seeger, and others, as well as several featuring Terry's biting harmonica and wry leads relating stories of failure, triumph, and resiliency, backed by McGhee's flickering but always audible guitar. The title is a bit misleading, since the earliest date for any session is 1946 (one number), and most are done between 1955 and 1959. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Old Jabo	Brownie McGhee	Sonny Terry	(2:10)
Goin' Down Slow [*]	James Burke Oden	Sonny Terry	(2:51)
Crow Jane Blues	Sonny Terry	Sonny Terry	(1:59)
Harmonica With Slaps		Sonny Terry	(2:01)
Pick a Bale of Cotton	Leadbelly, Alan Lomax	Sonny Terry	(2:30)
Dark Road	Brownie McGhee	Sonny Terry	(2:43)
Skip to My Lou		Sonny Terry	(1:21)
The Woman Is Killing Me	Robert Ellen	Sonny Terry	(2:23)
Jailhouse Blues		Sonny Terry	(5:02)
Fox Chase/Right on That Shore	Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry	Sonny Terry	(3:05)
Shortin' Bread		Sonny Terry	(2:00)
Sweet Woman [*]	Sonny Terry	Sonny Terry	(3:04)
Lost John	Traditional	Sonny Terry	(3:07)
A Man Is Nothing But a Fool	Sonny Terry	Sonny Terry	(3:18)
Poor Man (But a Good Man)		Sonny Terry	(3:08)
I've Been Your Doggie Since I Been Your Man		Sonny Terry	(3:53)
Custard Pie Blues	Sonny Terry	Sonny Terry	(2:47)

Credits

Brownie McGhee (Guitar), David Gahr (Photography), Sonny Terry (Jew's-Harp), Gene Moore (Drums), Brownie McGhee (Vocals), Christopher Jerde (Assistant Engineer), Kip Lornell (Liner Notes), J.C. Burris (Vocals), Coyall McMahan (Marimba), Matt Walters (Reissue Producer), William Edward Cook (Sound Effects), Pete Seeger (Vocals), William Edward Cook (Washboard), Alan Yoshida (Remixing), Coyall McMahan (Maracas), Kip Lornell (Compilation), Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee (Vocals), Carol Hardy (Cover Design), J.C. Burris (Sound Effects), Sonny Terry (Vocals), Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee (Harmonica), Sonny Terry (Harmonica), Sticks McGhee (Guitar), Frank Robertson (Bass), Anthony Seeger (Reissue Producer), Pete Seeger (Banjo)