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Introduction to Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee,
East Coast Blues [Catfish],
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Complete Brownie McGhee,
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- Artist: Brownie McGhee
- Rating:
- Release Date: 1991
- Total Time: 58:55
- Type: Compilation (best of)
- Genre: Blues
Review
Folkways Years (1945-1959) is a wonderful 17-track compilation of Brownie McGhee's Folkways recordings. During this time, McGhee became a staple on the blues-folk revival circuit, and accordingly these recordings find the Piedmont bluesman playing in a folk style, which he excelled at. Many of the most powerful tracks are straight from the rural Piedmont tradition, but the folkier material shows what a rich musician he was. It's an excellent sampler, one that demonstrates the depth and breadth of his Folkways recordings. ~ Thom Owens, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Daisy | Brownie McGhee | Brownie McGhee | (3:22) |
| Rising Sun | Brownie McGhee | Brownie McGhee | (2:40) |
| Careless Love | W.C. Handy, |
Brownie McGhee | (3:13) |
| Cholly Blues | Brownie McGhee | (5:04) | |
| Just a Dream [*] | Big Bill Broonzy | Brownie McGhee | (4:21) |
| Pawn Shop Blues | Brownie McGhee | Brownie McGhee | (3:01) |
| Hangman's Blues | Brownie McGhee | (4:33) | |
| Livin' with the Blues | Brownie McGhee, |
Brownie McGhee | (2:52) |
| 'Fore Day Creep | Brownie McGhee | (4:10) | |
| Me and Sonny | Brownie McGhee | (2:47) | |
| Raise a Ruckus Tonight | Brownie McGhee | (2:49) | |
| Betty and Dupree | Brownie McGhee | Brownie McGhee | (3:59) |
| Long Gone | Public Domain | Brownie McGhee | (3:13) |
| Grievin' Hearted Blues | Brownie McGhee | (3:53) | |
| I'm Gonna Tell God How You Treat Me | Brownie McGhee | (2:32) | |
| Can't Help Myself | Brownie McGhee | Brownie McGhee | (3:17) |
| Pallet on the Floor | Brownie McGhee | (3:09) |
