One of the most famous names in the history of the blues, Saunders Terrell p. k. a. Sonny Terry was a giant of his chosen genre for more than half a century. UK blues fans of a certain age will have built their collections on records that Sonny made both on his own and with his regular recording and touring partner Walter 'Brownie' McGhee. They were among the first US blues and/or R&B artists to come to the UK in the mid-1950s, and individually and collectively their popularity remains high with those who saw them or bought their records in the process of building a collection. Although they were known largely as exponents of a more countrified folk blues in the 60s (and before!). Both Sonny and Brownie cut first rate, out-and-out rhythm & blues in what is known as the 'Piedmont' style in the 1950s. This Jasmine collection brings together all the singles that Sonny recorded during that decade and features some of the hardest, most exhilarating music to come out of that extraordinary period in time. Although these records were mostly credited to Sonny on their original release, Brownie appears on almost all of them as well. It's to be hoped that a second Jasmine collection will feature those 50s singles on which Brownie took top billing. It's surprising, given that there was seemingly a never-ending supply of Sonny & Brownie on vinyl in the 50s and 60s, how little of their music has been made available in the CD era - particularly in the 'noughties. This CD goes some way - a long way, in fact - to redressing that balance! If you have a taste for whoopin' and hollerin', rockin' and rollin', harmonica-driven R&B, you'll find plenty of it here.

Track List

1. Dirty Mistreater - Sonny Terry
2. Telephone Blues - Sonny Terry
3. Airplane Blues - Sonny Terry
4. Mad Man Blues - Sonny Terry
5. Hootin’ Blues - Sonny Terry Trio
6. Dangerous Woman (With A Gun In Her Hand) - Sonny Terry Trio
7. Harmonica Hop - Sonny (Hootin) Terry And His Night Owls
8. Doggin’ My Heart Around - Sonny (Hootin) Terry And His Night Owls
9. Sittin’ On Top Of The World - Sonny ‘Hootin’ Terry And His Harmonica Accompanied By Brownie Mcghee And His Guitar
10. Man Ain’t Nothin’ But A Fool - Sonny ‘Hootin’ Terry And His Harmonica Accompanied By Brownie Mcghee And His Guitar
11. Women Is Killin’ Me - Sonny ‘Hootin’ Terry And His Night Owls
12. Harmonica Train - Sonny ‘Hootin’ Terry And His Night Owls
13. Hooray Hooray - Sonny Terry
14. Hoopin’ And Jumpin’ - Sonny Terry
15. Sonny Is Drinking - Sonny Terry
16. I’m Gonna Rock Your Wig - Sonny Terry
17. I Love You Baby (Please Don’t Leave Me) - Sonny Terry And His Buckshot Five
18. Dangerous Woman (With A Gun In Her Hand) - Sonny Terry And His Buckshot Five
19. Lost Jawbone - Sonny Terry
20. Louise - Sonny Terry
21. Hootin’ Blues # 2 - Sonny Terry
22. Ride And Roll - Sonny Terry
23. Uncle Bud - Sonny Terry
24. Climbing On Top Of The Hill - Sonny Terry And Brownie Mcghee
25. Fast Freight Blues - Sonny Terry
26. Mister Froggie - Sonny And Jaycee
27. You Keep Doggin’ Me - Sonny And Jaycee
28. She Loves So Easy - Sonny Terry And Brownie Mcghee
29. I Need A Woman - Sonny Terry And Brownie Mcghee
30. Chicken Hop - Billy Bland (With Sonny Terry And Brownie Mcghee)