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Blues with Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee

Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry, and Brownie McGhee
Blues with Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry, 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
Red River Blues (The Brownie 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 Mae 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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204
Beautiful City Sonny Terry 02:36
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205
I'm Gonna Tell God How You Treat Me Brownie McGhee 04:14
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206
Sinner Man Big Bill Broonzy 04:20
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207
The Saints Go Marching In Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry, and Brownie McGhee 03:46