The Folkways Years, 1944-1963

~ Release by Sonny Terry (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Old Jabo
guitar:
Brownie McGhee (in 1957-11)
harmonica:
Sonny Terry (in 1957-11)
vocals:
Sonny Terry (in 1957-11)
Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee2:13
2Going Down Slow
guitar:
Brownie McGhee
harmonica:
Sonny Terry
vocals:
Sonny Terry
Sonny Terry2:54
3Crow Jane Blues
guitar:
Brownie McGhee (on 1959-05-07)
harmonica:
Sonny Terry (on 1959-05-07)
vocals:
Sonny Terry (on 1959-05-07)
Sonny Terry2:02
4Harmonica With Slaps
body percussion [body slaps]:
J.C. Burris (in 1958)
harmonica:
Sonny Terry (in 1958)
vocals:
Sonny Terry (in 1958)
Sonny Terry2:04
5Pick a Bale of Cotton
guitar:
Brownie McGhee (in 1955)
harmonica:
Sonny Terry (in 1955)
maracas:
Coyal McMahan (in 1955)
vocals:
Sonny Terry (in 1955)
Sonny Terry2:33
6Dark Road
guitar:
Brownie McGhee (in 1957)
harmonica:
Sonny Terry (in 1957)
membranophone:
Gene Moore (early blues drummer) (in 1957)
vocals:
Brownie McGhee (in 1957) and Sonny Terry (in 1957)
Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee2:45
7Skip to My Lou
bass guitar:
Frank Robertson (in 1963)
five-string banjo:
Pete Seeger (in 1963)
guitar:
Brownie McGhee (in 1963)
harmonica:
Sonny Terry (in 1963)
washboard:
William Edward Cook (in 1963)
Washboard Band1:24
8The Woman Is Killing Me
bones, percussion [frying pan], washboard and washtub bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1957)
harmonica:
Sonny Terry (in 1957)
vocals:
Sonny Terry (in 1957)
Sonny Terry2:26
9Jail House Blues
guitar:
Sticks McGhee (in 1958)
harmonica:
Sonny Terry (in 1958)
vocals:
Sonny Terry (in 1958)
Sonny Terry5:05
10Fox Chase / Right on That Shore
banjo:
Pete Seeger (in 1959)
harmonica:
Sonny Terry (in 1959)
vocals:
Pete Seeger (in 1959) and Sonny Terry (in 1959)
Pete Seeger and Sonny Terry3:06
11Shortnin' Bread
guitar:
Brownie McGhee (in 1958)
mouth harp [jew's harp (jaws harp)]:
Sonny Terry (in 1958)
Sonny Terry2:04
12Sweet Woman
guitar:
Brownie McGhee
harmonica:
Sonny Terry
vocals:
Sonny Terry
Sonny Terry3:08
13Lost John
harmonica:
Sonny Terry (in 1954-07)
vocals:
Sonny Terry (in 1954-07)
Sonny Terry3:11
14A Man Is Nothing but a Fool
guitar:
Brownie McGhee (in 1955)
harmonica:
Sonny Terry (in 1955)
maracas:
Coyal McMahan (in 1955)
vocals:
Sonny Terry (in 1955)
Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee and Coyal McMahan3:20
15Poor Man (But a Good Man)
bones:
J.C. Burris (in 1958)
harmonica:
Sonny Terry (in 1958)
vocals:
J.C. Burris and Sonny Terry (in 1958)
Sonny Terry3:12
16I've Been Your Doggie Since I Been Your Man
bones:
J.C. Burris (in 1958)
guitar:
Brownie McGhee (in 1958)
harmonica:
Sonny Terry (in 1958)
vocals:
Sonny Terry (in 1958)
Sonny Terry3:57
17Custard Pie Blues
bones, percussion [frying pan], washboard, washtub bass and background vocals [vocal refrain]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1952)
harmonica:
Sonny Terry (in 1952)
vocals:
Sonny Terry (in 1952)
Sonny Terry2:47

Credits

Release

design/illustration:Carol Hardy (designer)
photography:David Gahr (photographer)
liner notes:Kip Lornell
mastering:Alan Yoshida
compiler:Kip Lornell
mastered at:The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, 1967–2008) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
ASIN:US: B000001DHN [info]
purchase for mail-order:http://www.folkways.si.edu/sonny-terry/the-folkways-years-1944-1963/blues/music/album/smithsonian [info]