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Sonny Terry
Saunders Terrell, better known as Sonny Terry (24 October 1911 - 11 March 1986) was a blind American Piedmont blues musician. He was widely known for his energetic blues harmonica style, which frequently included vocal whoops and hollers, and imitations of trains and fox hunts.
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Blues Infusion, Vol. 4 (100 Essential Tracks) [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Cornbread, Peas and Black Molasses | 2:34 |
Lightnin' Hopkins, Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry: Live at the Ash Grove [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Down by the Riverside | 3:16 |
| Po' Boy | 2:43 |
| I'm a Stranger Here | 4:11 |
| Trouble in Mind | 3:25 |
Brownie McGhee His Greatest Hits [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Cornbread Peas and Black Molasses | 2:34 |
| Trouble in Mind | 3:14 |
| Po Boy | 2:43 |
Folk Songs Of Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Corn Bread, Peas and Black Molasses | 2:30 |
The Blues [Broken Audio] [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Po’ Boy | 2:43 |
| Trouble in Mind | 3:29 |
| I’m a Stranger Here | 4:09 |
| Down By the Riverside | 3:15 |
Bob Dylan's Greenwich Village: Sounds from the Scene in 1961 [2011]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Step It Up and Go | 2:33 |
I Shall Not Be Moved [2010]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Key To the Highway | 2:44 |
| Betty & Dupree | 5:16 |
| Careless Love | 2:47 |
| Midnight Special | 5:25 |
| I'm a Stranger Here | 4:12 |
| Down By the Riverside | 3:17 |
| Trouble In Mind | 3:28 |
| Cornbread, Peas and Black Molasses | 2:32 |
Blues Legends [2009]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I'm a Stranger Here | 4:09 |
| Down by the Riverside | 3:05 |
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | 2:27 |
| Cornbread, Peas and Black Molasses | 2:31 |
| John Henry | 11:07 |
Cripple Creek [2009]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Midnight Special | 2:35 |
| John Henry | 4:09 |
| Big-Legged Woman [*] | 2:42 |
| Careless Love | 3:15 |
| Betty and Dupree | 4:00 |
Blues Legacy: Lost and Found Series, Vol. 1 [2008]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| John Henry | 4:29 |
| Cornbread, Peas and Black Molasses | 3:05 |
| Betty and Dupree | 4:15 |
Folk Songs of Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee [2008]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Corn Bread, Peas and Black Molasses | 2:32 |
Back to New Orleans [2007]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Freight Train | 2:42 |
| I Got a Woman | 3:59 |
| Hold Me in Your Arms | 3:29 |
| The Devil's Gonna Get You | 2:32 |
| Don't You Lie to Me | 4:45 |
| That's Why I'm Walking | 2:47 |
| Wrong Track | 3:36 |
| House Lady | 4:20 |
| I Know Better | 3:30 |
An Introduction to Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I'm a Stranger Here | 4:09 |
| Down by the Riverside | 3:16 |
| Trouble in Mind | 3:26 |
| Midnight Special | 5:23 |
Blues Summit Live [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I'm a Stranger Here | 4:00 |
| Trouble in Mind | 3:14 |
| Down by the Riverside | 3:15 |
| Po' Boy | 2:42 |
Country Blues Troubadours 1938-1948 [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Lost John | 3:16 |
| Step It Up and Go | 2:34 |
| John Henry | 2:28 |
| Big Legged Woman | 2:42 |
Blowin’ the Fuses: From Studio To Stage [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Down by the Riverside | 3:18 |
| Trouble In Mind | 3:28 |
| Po' Boy | 2:46 |
| I'm a Stranger Here | 4:11 |
Hard Travellin' [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| When That Great Ship Went Down | 3:19 |
| Jackhammer Blues | 2:38 |
| Hard Travellin' | 2:13 |
Pye Blues Legends in London [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Cornbread, Peas and Black Molasses | 2:32 |
| Betty & Dupree | 5:16 |
| Glory | 2:19 |
| Key To the Highway | 2:15 |
The Ultimate Collection [Prism Leisure] [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| We Shall Be Free | 3:06 |
| Bury Me Beneath the Willow | 2:27 |
| Old Time Religion | 2:33 |
| Ezekiel Saw the Wheel | 2:14 |
| Cumberland Gap | 2:20 |
| When That Great Ship Went Down | 3:19 |
| Jack-Hammer Blues | 2:38 |
| Hard Travellin' | 2:13 |
Absolutely the Best [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Down by the Riverside | 3:16 |
| I'm a Stranger Here | 4:09 |
| Trouble in Mind | 3:26 |
| Po' Boy | 2:44 |
American Roots: A History of American Folk Music [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Jackhammer Blues | 2:38 |
| Cumberland Gap | 2:20 |
Complete Works in Chronological Order, Vol. 2: 1944-1949 [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Lost John | 4:09 |
| Betty and Dupree | 4:09 |
Backwater Blues [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Careless Love | 3:41 |
| I'm a Stranger Here | 4:30 |
| One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer | 1:40 |
| Key to the Highway | 4:37 |
Blues from the Lowlands [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I'm a Stranger Here | 4:01 |
| Trouble in Mind | 3:15 |
| Down by the Riverside | 3:16 |
| Po' Boy | 2:47 |
Pastures of Plenty [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| We Shall Be Free | 3:06 |
| Bury Me Beneath the Willow | 2:27 |
| Old Time Religion | 2:33 |
| Ezekiel Saw the Wheel | 2:14 |
| Cumberland Gap | 2:20 |
Blues [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I'm a Stranger Here | 3:59 |
| Down by the Riverside | 3:17 |
| Lost John | 4:10 |
| Betty and Dupree | 4:02 |
Blues Hoot [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Big Car Blues | |
| Coffee House Blues | |
| Stool Pigeon Blues | |
| Ball of Twine | |
| Down by the Riverside | |
| Po' Boy | |
| I'm a Stranger Here | |
| Trouble in Mind |
The Bluesville Years, Vol. 5: Mr. Brownie & Mr. Sonny [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Jump, Little Children | 4:36 |
| Lonesome Day | 5:26 |
The Giants of the Blues [Madacy] [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I'm a Stranger Here | 4:02 |
| Down by the Riverside | 3:16 |
| Lost John | 4:09 |
| Betty and Dupree | 4:13 |
The Giants of the Blues [Smithsonian] [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I'm a Stranger Here | 4:02 |
| Down by the Riverside | 3:16 |
| Lost John | 4:09 |
| Betty and Dupree | 4:13 |
American Folksay: Ballads and Dances, Vols. 5 & 6/Chain Gang, Vols. 1 & 2 [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Lost John | 3:57 |
| Betty & Dupree | 3:50 |
| Stackolee | 2:44 |
California Blues [1990]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Got Fooled | 2:37 |
| Thinkin' and Worrying | 3:47 |
| John Henry | 4:37 |
| I'm a Stranger Here | 3:16 |
Leadbelly: A Tribute [1989]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| John Henry | 10:26 |
| The Bourgeois Blues | 4:18 |
| Kisses Sweeter Than Wine | 4:15 |
| Midnight Special | 3:42 |
| Good Night Irene | 3:39 |
Woody Guthrie, Vol. 2 [1983]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Stackolee | 2:40 |
| Bury Me Beneath the Willow | 2:45 |
| Lost John | 4:04 |
| Cumberland Gap | 2:18 |
| Old Time Religion | 2:29 |
| Ezekiel Saw the Wheel | 2:12 |
Blues in My Soul [1963]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Got a Woman | |
| Hold Me in Your Arms | |
| That's Why I'm Walking | |
| Wrong Track | 3:34 |
| House Lady | 4:19 |
| I Know Better | |
| The Devil's Gonna Get You | |
| Don't You Lie to Me |
The Best of Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee [Prestige] [1963]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Got a Woman | |
| Don't You Lie to Me | |
| Jump, Little Children |
Coffee House Blues [1962]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Big Car Blues | |
| Coffee House Blues | |
| Stool Pigeon Blues | |
| Ball of Twine | |
| Down by the Riverside |
Washboard Band: Country Dance Music [1956]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| John Henry | 4:10 |
| Old Joe Clark | 3:21 |
| Skip to My Lou | 3:08 |
Blues Giants: Blind Boy Fuller & Sonny Terry
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Harmonica Stamp [Instrumental] | |
| I'm a Stranger Here | |
| Fox Chase [Instrumental] | |
| Train Whistle Blues [Instrumental] |
Unknown Album
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| John Henry | 2:31 |
| Backwater Blues | 3:32 |
| Coffee House Blues | |
| Big Car Blues | |
| Stool Pigeon Blues | 3:00 |
| Ball of Twine | |
| I'm a Stranger Here | 4:01 |
| Po' Boy | 2:47 |
| Key To the Highway | 2:15 |
| Glory | 2:36 |
| Cornbread, Peas and Black Molasses | 2:31 |
| Midnight Special | 4:05 |
| Glory of Love | 2:40 |
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