Previously unavailable performance from blind harp wizard Sonny Terry and legendary blues guitarist Brownie McGhee at the Ash Grove recorded in 1973

Blind harp wizard Sonny Terry and legendary blues guitarist Brownie McGhee had a 35-yearlong partnership that helped define the 1960s folk/blues revival movement. Never before available 8-track performance recorded at the Ash Grove in Hollywood in 1973 with 2 bonus tracks from 1965.

On the movie screen they appeared together in the Steve Martin's movie 'The Jerk'. Sonny was featured in Steven Spielberg's 'The Color Purple' and Brownie in 'Angel Heart'. In 1982 they were acknowledged with the National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellowship award

Media

Track Listing

• Trouble In Mind
• Intro Hootin' The Blues
• Hootin' the Blues
• Blowin' The Fuses
• Life's A Gamble
• (I Gotta Look) Up Under Your Hood
• My Father's Words
• Midnight Special
• Packin' Up Gettin' Ready To Go
• Baby, I Got My Mind Off You
• C'mon If You're Comin'

Additional Details

Label: Liberation Hall

Genre: Blues

Run Time: 40:44 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 06/21/24

UPC: 089353503826