Walter Brown McGhee (1915-1996) was an
articulate spokesman for the blues who, in partnership with Sonny
Terry, proselytized the buoyant Piedmont-Blues style to folk
audiences a decade before most ever heard of the Mississippi Delta.
Though he is largely associated with the 'folk boom' which made
Sonny & Brownie familiar names worldwide, Brownie's recording
career began in chicago in 1940; the second song in this
retrospective, Me and My Dog, was his first issued recording. Other
reminders here of Brownie's pre-war blues career are Death of Blind
Boy Fuller (written to order on the occasion of Fuller's 1941
demise) and the Fuller influenced Pawn Shop Blues.
Tennessee
born, Carolina-influenced, New York based in his folk boom glory,
and a Californian at the time of his death, Brownie showed a wide
stylistic range from turn-of-the-century ragtime (Come On Keep It
Coming) to the lyrical sophistication of such original songs as
Conversation With a River. His flair for the dramatic aside and
autobiographical insight augment passionate vocals and splendid
guitar work in 14 performances, a moving retrospective of an artist
too-long taken for granted. Sonny Terry accompanies Brownie on six
songs.
Tracklist:
- Kansas City Blues
- Me and My Dog
- I'm Gonna Tell God How You Treat Me
- Pawn Shop Blues
- Born and Living With the Blues
- Life is a Gamble
- Automobile Blues
- My Father's Words
- Conversation With a River
- I Feel So Good
- Drinkin' Wine
- Keys to the Highway
- Come On Keep It Coming
- Death of Blind Boy Fuller
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Tento produkt byl přidán dne Středa 17. květen 2006.