Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee – Live From The Ash Grove

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 award1-

Track Listing:

1. Trouble In Mind (February 21, 1973 Ash Grove, Hollywood CA)
2. Intro Hootin’ The Blues (February 21, 1973 Ash Grove, Hollywood CA)
3. Hootin’ the Blues (February 21, 1973 Ash Grove, Hollywood CA)
4. Blowin’ The Fuses (February 21, 1973 Ash Grove, Hollywood CA)
5. Life’s A Gamble (February 21, 1973 Ash Grove, Hollywood CA) (I Gotta Look)
6. Up Under Your Hood (February 21, 1973 Ash Grove, Hollywood CA)
7. My Father’s Words (February 21, 1973 Ash Grove, Hollywood CA)
8. Midnight Special (February 21, 1973 Ash Grove, Hollywood CA)
9. Packin’ Up Gettin’ Ready To Go (February 21, 1973 Ash Grove, Hollywood CA)
10. Baby, I Got My Mind Off You (October 29, 1965 Ash Grove, Hollywood CA)
11. C’mon If You’re Comin’ (October 29, 1965 Ash Grove, Hollywood CA)