Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry You Hear Me Talkin' (Vinyl, Muse Records, 1961 - 1978 reissue) *****
Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee Midnight Special (Vinyl, Fantasy Records, 1977) *****
Genre: Blues
Places I remember: Marbecks Records
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Sonny's Squall
Gear costume: Two Points Of View, Backdoor Sunshine, You Hear Me Talkin', Midnight Special
Genre: Blues
Places I remember: Marbecks Records
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Sonny's Squall
Active compensatory factors: One of my cherished memories - standing about ten metres from the stage among a few hundred people at Nambassa in 1978 when these two blues giants were slowly lead on stage. After taking up their two seats, they took flight for their set.
Many of the tracks on these albums were recorded in the early sixties or seventies but not released until later. The recordings sound pristine however.
Sonny's Squall, recorded in 1960 is a good example and gets the Midnight Special double album off to a flyer.
Where do they all belong? The blues section and blues history would not be the same without Brownie's guitar and Terry's harmonica combination.
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