CD Details
- Released: July 13, 1991
- Label: Smithsonian Folkways
Tracks:
- 1.Daisy
- 2.Rising Sun
- 3.Careless Love
- 4.Cholly Blues
- 5.Just A Dream - (previously unreleased)
- 6.Pawn Shop Blues
- 7.Hangman's Blues
- 8.Living With The Blues
- 9.Fore Day Creep
- 10.Me And Sonny
- 11.Raise A Ruckus Tonight
- 12.Betty And Dupree
- 13.Long Gone
- 14.Grievin' Hearted Blues
- 15.I'm Gonna Tell God How You Treat Me
- 16.Can't Help Myself
- 17.Pallet On The Floor
Product Description:
Personnel: Brownie McGhee (vocals, guitar); Sonny Terry (vocals, harmonica); Coyal McMahan (vocals, maracas); Wilbert "Big Chief" Ellis (piano); Gene Moore (drums).
Principally recorded between 1955 and 1959. Includes liner notes by Kip Lornell.
Personnel: Brownie McGhee (vocals, guitar); Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee (vocals, harmonica); Coyall McMahan (vocals, maracas); Wilbert Ellis (piano); Gene Moore (drums).
Audio Remasterer: Alan Yoshida.
Liner Note Author: Kip Lornell.
Recording information: 1945-1959.
Photographer: David Gahr.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Lorrie Taylor; Jeff Place.
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
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