Rediscovered Blues (1995)
A Blues Summit… And Then Some
Oh, man this is good. Rediscovered Blues is actually a collection of three different sessions – Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee (Dec. 29, 1959), Big Joe Williams (Oct., 1980) and the cream of this set, an exceptional, must-have blues summit recorded July 6, 1960, featuring Lightnin‘ Hopkins, Big Joe and Sonny & Terry performing together for the first time on record. The six extended summit tracks, reaching up to eight minutes per track, feature all of the players live in the studio, taking vocal turns on slow, smoldering blues tracks that draw you into the proceedings like few sessions can. The stereo separation is a treat, as improvised asides from the different singers pop out of different corners of the stereo spectrum, creating an intimate, you-are-there vibe. The ‘summit,’ on the first half of disc one, is among my favorite music from the Capitol Blues series. That’s not to take anything away from the Sonny & Terry and Big Joe solo sessions.
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LIGHTNIN‘ HOPKINS, BIG JOE WILLIAMS,
SONNY TERRY/BROWNIE McGHEE
Ain’t Nothin‘ Like Whiskey (7:57)
Penitentiary Blues (6:48)
If You Steal My Chickens, You Can’t Make ‘Em Lay (5:41)
First Meeting (7:11)
How Long Have It Been Since You Been Home? (4:13)
Wimmin From Coast To Coast (5:53)
SONNY TERRY & BROWNIE McGHEE
Key To The Highway
Lose Your Money
Louise
Sportin‘ Life
New Harmonica Breakdown
Prison Bound
Livin‘ With The Blues
Blowin‘ The Blues
TWO
Baby, Please Don’t Go
Twelve Gates To The City
Pawnshop Blues
Brownie’s Guitar Blues
BIG JOE WILLIAMS
Oh Baby
Hand Me Down My Old Walking Stick
Shady Grove
Mama Don’t Like Me Runnin‘ ‘Round
Sittin‘ ‘n’ Thinkin‘
Scardie Mama
Blues ‘Round The World
Everybody’s Gonna Miss Me When I’m Gone
Pearly Mae
Baby Keeps On Breaking ‘Em Down
Church Bells Ring
Take It All
Toledo To Buffalo
She’ll Be Coming ‘Round The Mountain
Old Folks Tavern
Baby, Please Don’t Go
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These are just amazing. Thank you :0)
Hey. My mum and dad took me to see Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee and Memphis Slim in Belfast when I was 10. My first concert. My parents had class. So did those old boys.
Jonny
Can't wait to hear these. Thanks for posting.
Lightnin' Hopkins always sounds like the grand-dad you wanted to hang out with on the front porch just so you could hear his tall tales. Sonny, Brownie, & Big Joe sound like your favorite uncles up to no good. No telling what kind of mischief went on during the summit recordings. Thanks for the good times.
…Is it just me or is this happening to others? After I download and open with WinRAR quite a few of the files don't open and appear as corrupt or incomplete… this happens with other downloads also… Anyone relate to this situation? Any solutions as when it happens I get incomplete sets…. thanks! And keep up the great work!
Everytime I hear this it is almost always fixed by simply upgrading your unpacking software.
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Finally, a definitive version of "She'll Be Comin Round The Mountain" !!
thanks man, solid.. js.
thank you very very much
awesome posts! thank you
The guitar on the Big Joe Williams stuff is pretty distorted but the Hopkins / McGee / Terry stuff is headphone heaven.
Didn’t think I’d ever say this to anyone, but thanks for giving me the blues.
Thanks for all the comments.