Sonny's Story

by Sonny Terry

Sonny's Story cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1961
  • Label: Prestige Bluesville
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 40:43
  • Community rating: 3.93/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Captured intimately for the Prestige Bluesville imprint, 'Sonny's Story' highlights the singular harmonica techniques of Sonny Terry. His signature rhythmic whooping and visceral playing style are presented in stark clarity, cementing his enduring legacy as a titan of the acoustic folk-blues idiom.

Genres

Descriptors: folklore, acoustic

Tracklist

  1. Key To The Highway (3:27)
  2. Lose Your Money (2:48)
  3. Louise (3:21)
  4. Sportin' Life (3:03)
  5. New Harmonica Breakdown (2:53)
  6. Prison Bound (2:46)
  7. Livin' With The Blues (3:58)
  8. Blowin' The Blues (2:54)
  9. Baby, Please Don't Go (3:14)
  10. Twelve Gates To The City (2:39)
  11. Pawnshop Blues (3:25)
  12. Brownie's Guitar Blues (6:09)

Credits

  • Sonny Terry - primary artist, harmonica, vocals
  • Belton Evans - drums
  • Stick McGhee - guitar
  • J.C. Burris - harmonica
  • Rudy Van Gelder - recorded by

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