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

101	Key to the Highway Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee	03:18
102	What Are the Blues Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee	03:20
103	Red River Blues (The Brownie Blues) Big Bill Broonzy and Brownie McGhee	01:17
104	Crow Jane Blues Sonny Terry	02:41
105	Willie Mae Big Bill Broonzy	04:39
106	Daisy / Louise Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee	06:45
107	Shuffle Rag Big Bill Broonzy	02:05
201	The Blues Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee	06:37
202	Talk on the Blues Big Bill Broonzy	01:24
203	Talk on the Spirituals Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee	00:34
204	Beautiful City Sonny Terry	02:36
205	I'm Gonna Tell God How You Treat Me Brownie McGhee	04:14
206	Sinner Man Big Bill Broonzy	04:20
207	The Saints Go Marching In Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee	03:46