On this Friday afternoon, la recherche du temps perdu Nov 14, 2009
and that s where Hooker started along with Brownie McGee and Blind Sonny Terry (one of the best harp men in the business). God, I miss those times. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Brew hosts blues artists Oct 30, 2009
The pair are often compared to guitarist Sonny Terry and harmonica player Brownie McGhee. But the duo doesn't like to restrict themselves to any type of blues music -- they've dipped into many of the branches the genre has. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Kawakami vs. Santana one-sided? Aug 21, 2009
I heard Leadbelly and Blind Lemon On the street where I was born Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Muddy Waters singin I m A Rolling Stone I went home and read my Christmas Humphreys book on Zen Curiosity killed the cat Kerouac s Dharma Bums and On The Road. What s my line. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
A trove of Woody Guthrie gems are brought to light Aug 2, 2009
Billington came up with the idea for four themed CDs: Woody s Roots (traditional songs), Woody the Agitator (protest and political songs), Woody, Cisco, and Sonny (tracks recorded during a jam session with Cisco Houston and Sonny Terry), and Woody s Greatest Hits ( This Land Is Your Land, et al). Guthrie historian Ed Cray was brought on to help select songs and co-write the liner notes, and once the songs were selected Nora Guthrie threw open the Guthrie Archives doors. (Boston Globe)
Duo breathe new life into old tunes Jun 4, 2009
Asked if Among the Oaks & Ash is more likely to follow the path of the Stills-Young Band (which crashed and burned in 1976 after a so-so album and an abortive tour) or folk-blues legends Sonny Terry and Brownie McGee (who recorded and toured together for parts of four decades), Joplin laughs. "We're good friends, so who knows? I'd like to say we'll keep playing music together, but I don't know if it will be Appalachian folk songs," he says. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Have a Long Leaf award? May 26, 2009
Etta Baker, Sonny Terry, George Higgs or any other Piedmont blues musicians. New Bern-created Pepsi-Cola or Salisbury-created Cheerwine (Coca-Cola is on the list, however). (News & Observer)
Arlo Guthrie: Music for hard times Feb 25, 2009
They did a series of stamps, ones with Leadbelly, Sonny Terry was on one, and Woody Guthrie. We called it "Thirty-Two Cents" because that's what the stamps were worth. (Erie Times-News, PA)
