Working Man Blues, by Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

Working Man Blues

by Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

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Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee were performing together since 1939 - probably longer than any working blues or folk duo or group. The brand of blues that Mr. Terry and Mr. McGhee learned to play has been called Piedmont blues after the region in the Southeast. Unlike the blues performers of Mississippi and Texas, many of whom grew up in rigidly segregated societies and played exclusively for blacks, Piedmont bluesmen often lived near whites and learned to play a variety of tunes - ragtime, gospel, ballads, old minstrel show songs, even white hoedown music in addition to blues. Disc One reflects two separate sessions; the first recorded in the late ‘50s and represents their acoustic blues. The second session was recorded in one three hour studio booking in Germany while on tour. Disc Two consists of two live concerts from 1974 , previously unreleased.

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1.	Careless Love 02:46	buy track
2.	Worried Life Blues 03:20	buy track
3.	I'm Going Down Slow 03:37	buy track
4.	Key To The Highway 02:46	buy track
5.	That Good Old Jelly Roll 03:32	buy track
6.	C.C. Rider 03:22	buy track
7.	When The Saints Go Marching In 03:12	buy track
8.	Cornbread, Peas And Black Molasses 02:52	buy track
9.	Crawdad Hole 03:21	buy track
10.	Raise A Rukus Tonight 03:20	buy track
11.	I Can't See Why My Baby Don't Write To Me 03:26	buy track
12.	Conversation With The River 02:46	buy track
13.	I Feel So Good 04:13	buy track
14.	Different Blues 04:37	buy track
15.	Going To Kansas City 03:39	buy track
16.	Freight Train 04:08	buy track
17.	Sweetheart 03:40	buy track
18.	I Got My Eyes On You 03:43	buy track
19.	I Love You Baby, Please Don't Go 03:27	buy track
20.	Blues, Blues, Blues 04:51	buy track
21.	Mean Woman Blues 02:57	buy track
22.	Ride And Roll (live) 03:41	buy track
23.	I've Got A Woman (live) 05:01	buy track
24.	Sonny Recalls "Finian's Rainbow" Audition (live) 01:40	buy track
25.	Hootin' Blues (live) 03:51	buy track
26.	I Feel Alright Now (live) 04:21	buy track
27.	I Was Born With The Blues (live) 03:44	buy track
28.	Backwater Blues (live) 05:58	buy track
29.	One Monkey Don't Stop No Show (live) 02:55	buy track
30.	Christina (live) 03:18	buy track
31.	You Gotta Be A Good Lover (live) 03:24	buy track
32.	Worry Worry Worry (live) 05:20	buy track
33.	The Things I Use To Do I Ain't Going To Do No More (live) 04:15	buy track
34.	C.C. Rider (live) 03:46	buy track
35.	Burnt Child Afraid Of Fire (intro) (live) 00:30	buy track
36.	Burnt Child Afraid Of Fire (live) 03:13	buy track
37.	Dissatisfied Blues (live) 04:10	buy track
38.	Gonna Find Me A Woman (live) 04:04	buy track
39.	Change The Locks On The Door (live) 05:17	buy track
40.	Walk On (live) 04:48	buy track

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Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee were performing together since 1939 - probably longer than any working blues or folk duo or group. The brand of blues that Mr. Terry and Mr. McGhee learned to play has been called Piedmont blues after the region in the Southeast. Unlike the blues performers of Mississippi and Texas, many of whom grew up in rigidly segregated societies and played exclusively for blacks, Piedmont bluesmen often lived near whites and learned to play a variety of tunes - ragtime, gospel, ballads, old minstrel show songs, even white hoedown music in addition to blues. Disc One reflects two separate sessions; the first recorded in the late ‘50s and represents their acoustic blues. The second session was recorded in one three hour studio booking in Germany while on tour. Disc Two consists of two live concerts from 1974 , previously unreleased.

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