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Music : Sonny & Brownie at Sugar Hill
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Sonny & Brownie at Sugar Hill by: Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0025218053624 Format: Live Label: Obc Manufacturer: Obc Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Obc Release Date: July 01, 1991 Studio: Obc Sales Rank: 81770 MPN: 536 Disc 1:
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 Rating: - Essential Blues For Both Long-Time Fans and NeophytesIn the early 1960's San Francisco had a remarkable two block section called the Broadway strip. Here one could find clubs featuring most every ethnic variety of music - except the blues. When Sugar Hill opened in May of 1961, the void was filled. Terry and McGhee had a following in the Bay area from their concerts but now blues fans could see them in a club setting, which let their talent, authenticity, and charisma shine more brightly. The songs on this disc are all originals (I Got A Little Girl, however, is quite similar to Robert Johnson's I Got A Woman) and, though the duo had played in Europe and many big US cities, show how they dug deep into their souls as they continue to inovate and make each song better. Sometimes the ... Read More: Rating: - Great CDThese guys are great together, get this CD and enjoy the blues live the way it's supposed to be enjoyed! Rating: - At Sugar HillSugar Hill was an upscale blues joint in San Francisco, and Sonny and Brownie played it just 6 months after it opened, this CD being the results of that engagement. And it's a beauty. Often on record dates with these two giants, Brownie takes most of the vocals, with Sonny singing 2 or 3 songs; on this one, Sonny sings just as much as Brownie. (Early in their career Brownie once told Sonny that if he wanted half the money he was going to have to sing, not just play harmonica.) Sonny is an old-time blues singer, preferring older forms, traditional verses, all done in his raspy, unrefined voice. Brownie is smoother in voice and likes to experiment a bit with the blues form. For example, BORN TO LIVE, sung by Brownie, is 32-bars long, with a bridge, ... Read More: Rating:  - Another great live date with Sonny & BrownieThis December, 1961 recording captures Sonny and Brownie at the famous Sugar Hill nightclub in San Francisco. It ranks among their best albums, alongside "Backwater Blues" and "Live At The New Penelope Cafe", and both men perform some of their best songs. Brownie McGhee's melodic "Born To Live The Blues" has the audience clapping along, and the swinging "Keep On Walking", the terrific set-closer "Sweet Woman Blues", and Sonny Terry's energetic "Just About Crazy" are also among the highlights. But that could be said for almost the entire album, actually..."Sonny And Brownie At Sugar Hill" is one of the duo's best original albums, even without classics like "Walk On" and "I'm A Stranger Here" (those can be found on "Backwater ... Read More: Rating: - An overlooked classic?This live album captures a pair of legends at their best. Sonny and Terry fueded through their long careers but perhaps those very emotions fueled their amazing energy on these tracks. If you in any sense consider yourself a fan of the blues, you *must* own this album. Best line: (Tie) "Have to take your Christmas in your overalls" "Rocks was my mother and father's pillows" "Hooray, Hooray, this woman is killing me" Best guitar: "I Feel Alright Now" Best Harmonica: "Born To Live The Blues" Best Sonny "Whoop": All of them ;) Tune That Is Impossible Not To Get Stuck In Your Head: "Keep On Walking" (Well, actually just about every track) Curious ... Read More: |
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