Sonny & Brownie at Sugar Hill Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

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  • Release Date: 07/01/1991
  • Original Release: 1961
  • Sales Rank: 75,300
  • Label: OBC
  • UPC: 025218053624

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Sonny & Brownie at Sugar Hill

1LISTENHooray, Hooray, This Woman Is Killing Me 2:22
2LISTENBorn to Live the Blues / Sonny Terry 3:48
3LISTENJust About Crazy / Sonny Terry 3:00
4LISTENUp, Sometimes Down / Sonny Terry 4:00
5LISTENBaby, I Knocked on Your Door / Sonny Terry 3:56
6LISTENKeep on Walking / Sonny Terry 4:35
7LISTENBaby, I Got My Eye on You / Sonny Terry 3:33
8LISTENI Got a Little Girl / Sonny Terry 4:13
9LISTENI Feel Alright Now / Sonny Terry 5:06
10LISTENWorry, Worry, Worry / Sonny Terry 4:49
11LISTENSweet Woman Blues / Sonny Terry 4:27

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As anyone who knows their work is aware, there is no shortage of live recordings of Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee (indeed, it sometimes seems as though tapes exist of every show they ever played). Still, the 11 songs here, recorded at the famous San Francisco nightclub, and originally released as Fantasy LP 3340, catch the duo very near -- if not quite at -- their peak on a very good night. Both musicians get chances to sing some of their standards, including "Sweet Woman Blues," "Born to Live the Blues," "Baby, I Knocked on Your Door," and "I Got a Little Girl." It's a fine showcase for their interplay -- which is always a joy to hear -- as McGhee's guitar serves an inventive rhythm function around Terry's lead on the harp, and the two voices alternately mesh with and weave around each other. And the lineup of material is also extremely strong, with first-rate pieces such as "Up, Sometimes Down" and "Hooray, Hooray, This Woman Is Killing Me" all over the song list. The sound has also held up well, with near-perfect fidelity on the music and just-enough-room ambience so that you never lose sight of the fact that this is a concert performance. And while there are some better live shows available, this is thoroughly entertaining and worth the time of any of their fans. ~ Thom Owens & Bruce Eder, All Music Guide All Music Guide

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