Brownie's Blues

Brownie's Blues
Studio album by Brownie McGhee
Released	1962
Recorded	October 6, 1960
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Blues
Length	38:47
Label	Bluesville BVLP 1042
Producer	The Sound of America
Brownie McGhee chronology
Blues in My Soul (1961) Brownie's Blues (1962) Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee at Sugar Hill (1961)

Brownie's Blues is an album by blues musician Brownie McGhee recorded in 1960 and released on the Bluesville label in 1962.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	[4]

AllMusic reviewer Thom Owens stated: "Supported by his longtime accompanist Sonny Terry, as well as second guitarist Benny Foster, Brownie turns in a nicely understated record that's distinguished by surprisingly harmonically complex and jazzy guitar work".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Brownie McGhee except where noted

1. "Jump, Little Children" – 4:36
2. "Lonesome Day" – 5:25
3. "One Thing for Sure" – 3:20
4. "The Killin' Floor" – 3:41
5. "Little Black Engine" – 3:44
6. "I Don't Know the Reason" – 4:03
7. "Trouble in Mind" (Richard M. Jones) – 4:55
8. "Everyday I Have the Blues" (Peter Chatman) – 5:15
9. "Door to Success" – 4:10

Personnel

Performance

• Brownie McGhee – guitar, vocals
• Sonny Terry – harmonica
• Bennie Foster – guitar
• John Saglimbeni – bass guitar

It has been suggested that “Bennie Foster” was a pseudonym for Stick McGhee.[4]

Production

• Ozzie Cadena – supervision
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

References

1. Jazzdisco: Prestige Records Catalog: Bluesville 1000 series accessed December 3, 2018
2. Both Sides Now: Prestige/Bluesville Album Discography accessed December 3, 2018
3. Owens, Thom. Brownie McGhee: Brownie's Blues – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
4. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 445. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.