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Blues with Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee

Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry, and Brownie McGhee
Blues with Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee

"I’ve never had the blues," says Brownie McGhee in an interview with famed oral historian, Studs Terkel, "the blues has always had me." The trio of legendary bluesmen played, talked, and traded stories with Terkel until the early hours of the morning in the studio of Chicago’s WFMT radio station, creating a historic and memorable experience. Big Bill Broonzy had the idea of putting this session together in order "to reveal the uniqueness of each man’s blues as a reflection of the uniqueness of each man’s life," as noted in the extensive liner notes to what would be Broonzy’s last recording for Folkways Records.

Track Listing

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Key to the Highway Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry, and Brownie McGhee 03:18
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102
What are the Blues Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry, and Brownie McGhee 03:20
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103
Blood River Blues (Brownie's Blues) Big Bill Broonzy and Brownie McGhee 01:17
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104
Crow Jane Blues Sonny Terry 02:41
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105
Willie May Big Bill Broonzy 04:39
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106
Daisy / Louise Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry, and Brownie McGhee 06:45
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107
Shuffle Rag Big Bill Broonzy 02:05
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201
The Blues Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry, and Brownie McGhee 06:37
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202
Talk on the Blues Big Bill Broonzy 01:24
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203
Talk on the Spirituals Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry, and Brownie McGhee 00:34
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Oh, What a Beautiful City Sonny Terry 02:36
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205
I'm Going To Tell God How You Treat Me (I'm Going to Sit at the Welcome Table) Brownie McGhee 04:14
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206
Hush, Somebody Is Calling Me Big Bill Broonzy 04:20
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When the Saints Go Marching In Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry, and Brownie McGhee 03:46