Brownie McGhee

Brownie McGhee
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Folk-blues, country blues, Piedmont blues, East Coast blues, blues revival

Walter Brown "Brownie" McGhee (November 30, 1915 – February 16, 1996) was an African-American folk music and Piedmont blues singer and guitarist, best known for his collaboration with the harmonica player Sonny Terry.

Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee (1958) with Sonny Terry
Just a Closer Walk with Thee (1960) rec.'57, with Sonny Terry
Midnight Special (1960) with Sonny Terry
At Sugar Hill (1962) with Sonny Terry
Brownie's Blues (1962)
At the 2nd Fret: Recorded Live (1962) with Sonny Terry
Shouts & Blues (1962) with Sonny Terry
Blues Hoot: Live Recording at the Ash Grove (1963) with Lightnin' Hopkins and Sonny Terry
Hometown Blues (1965) with Sonny Terry
A Long Way... from Home (1969) with Sonny Terry
Back to New Orleans (1972) 1959-1960, with Sonny Terry
I Couldn't Believe My Eyes (1973) Sep 24 1969, 1990 Rem, with Sonny Terry and Earl Hooker
Sonny & Brownie (1973) with Sonny Terry
Rainy Day (1989) May 29 1976
The 1958 London Sessions (1990) with Sonny Terry
Drinking in the Blues (1993) with Sonny Terry
Climbin' Up (1994) 1952/1955, with Sonny Terry
The Complete Brownie McGhee (1994) 1940/1941
Going it Alone (1997) with Sonny Terry
Backwater Blues (1999) Dec 29 1961, with Sonny Terry
Lightning Hopkins and the Blues Summit (2001) rec.'60, with Lightnin' Hopkins, Sonny Terry and Big Joe Williams‎
Key to the Highway (2004) rec.'52, with Sonny Terry
Live at the New Penelope Café (2016) Feb 7 1967, with Sonny Terry

appears on:
American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1965 (1995)
American Folk Blues Festival '70 (1970)

Sonny Terry

Sonny Terry
North Carolina, United States
Harmonica blues, Piedmont blues, country blues, blues revival, folk-blues, East Coast blues

Saunders Teddell, or Saunders Terrell (or other variants, sources differ) (October 24, 1911 – March 11, 1986), known as Sonny Terry, was an American Piedmont blues and folk musician, who was known for his energetic blues harmonica style, which frequently included vocal whoops and hollers and occasionally imitations of trains and fox hunts.

Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee (1958) with Brownie McGhee
Sonny Terry and His Mouth-Harp (1958) rec.'53
Just a Closer Walk with Thee (1960) rec.'57, with Brownie McGhee
Midnight Special (1960) with Brownie McGhee
Sonny's Story (1960)
Last Night Blues (1961) with Lightnin' Hopkins
At Sugar Hill (1962) with Brownie McGhee
At the 2nd Fret: Recorded Live (1962) with Brownie McGhee
Shouts & Blues (1962) with Brownie McGhee
Sonny Is King (1963)
Blues Hoot: Live Recording at the Ash Grove (1963) with Lightnin' Hopkins and Brownie McGhee
Hometown Blues (1965) with Brownie McGhee
A Long Way... from Home (1969) with Brownie McGhee
Back to New Orleans (1972) 1959-1960, with Brownie McGhee
Wizard of the Harmonica (1972)
I Couldn't Believe My Eyes (1973) Sep 24 1969, 1990 Rem, with Brownie McGhee and Earl Hooker
Sonny & Brownie (1973) with Brownie McGhee
The 1958 London Sessions (1990) with Brownie McGhee
The Folkways Years 1944-1963 (1991)
Drinking in the Blues (1993) with Brownie McGhee
Climbin' Up (1994) 1952/1955, with Brownie McGhee
Whoopin' the Blues: The Capitol Recordings 1947-1950 (1995)
Complete Recorded Works (1996) 1938-1945
Harmonica & Guitar Blues 1937-1945 (1996) with Blind Boy Fuller
Going it Alone (1997) with Brownie McGhee
Backwater Blues (1999) Dec 29 1961, with Brownie McGhee
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1999) 1944-1949
Lightning Hopkins and the Blues Summit (2001) rec.'60, with Lightnin' Hopkins, Brownie McGhee and Big Joe Williams‎
Doggin' My Heart Around (2003) 1940-1953
Key to the Highway (2004) rec.'52, with Brownie McGhee
Live at the New Penelope Café (2016) Feb 7 1967, with Brownie McGhee

appears on:
American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1965 (1995)
American Folk Blues Festival '67 (1967)

Carl Martin

Carl Martin
Big Stone Gap, Virginia, United States
Country blues, Piedmont blues, East Coast blues

Carl Martin (April 1 or 15, 1906 – May 10, 1979) was an American Piedmont blues musician and vocalist who was proficient at playing several instruments and performed in various musical styles.
Martin was born in Big Stone Gap, Virginia. He made his earliest recordings as a member of several groups, including The Four Keys, The Tennessee Chocolate Drops, and The Wandering Troubadours. He also performed in the trio Martin, Bogan, and Armstrong (with Ted Bogan and Howard Armstrong).

appeared on:
Complete Recordings (1994) rec. 1930-1936, split with Willie '61' Blackwell