Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder have been playing Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee material together! I’m really enjoying these songs. Back when I was a teenage blues freak I listened to Sonny & Brownie’s music a lot, and when they came to town, my first… Read More
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
For some reason Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee have been on my mind lately. I was introduced to their music back in my early teens and I’ve always had a soft spot for them. Here’s Drinkin’ Wine… Drinkin’ Wine was actually written by Brownie’s brother… Read More
When I got home from work today it was sunny and warm, so I fed the critters and went outside to play my banjo on the front porch. I was out there about a half hour when suddenly the sky went dark and a big… Read More
Let’s listen to Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, singing Rock Island Line…
http://youtu.be/Fqy8ER56HN0 Tonight’s Daily Dose features a bit more blues, but blues with a much different flavour than last night’s hit of Wolf. Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee played together for about a million years before they finally got sick of one another. They played a… Read More
Train song #34 is People Get Ready… Here’s Al Green with Linda Jones and Wanda Neal. Here’s a much different version I like a lot by Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee. It’s from a record they released in the mid-70s that I think was just… Read More
27th Street 