''Sonny's Story'' is an album by blues musician

Sonny Terry Saunders Terrell (October 24, 1911 – March 11, 1986), known as Sonny Terry, was an American Piedmont blues and folk musician, who was known for his energetic blues harmonica style, which frequently included vocal whoops and hollers and oc ...

recorded in 1960 and released on the Bluesville label.Both Sides Now: Prestige/Bluesville Album Discography
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Reception

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reviewer Thom Owens stated: "''Sonny's Story'' is an excellent showcase for Sonny Terry's talents, which sometimes went unheralded because they largely were showcased in the shadow of Brownie McGhee ... ''Sonny's Story'' is positively infectious. It's hard not to get caught up in Terry's shouts and boogies, and that's one major reason why this is among his best solo recordings".

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Terry # "I Ain't Gonna Be Your Dog No More" – 3:44 # "My Baby Done Gone" – 3:24 # "Worried Blues" – 3:55 # "High Powered Woman" – 2:59 # "Pepperheaded Woman" – 4:06 # "Sonny's Story" – 3:26 # "I'm Gonna Get on My Feets Afterwhile" – 4:04 # "Four O'Clock Blues" – 3:34 # "Telephone Blues" – 3:35 # "Great Tall Engine" – 2:56

Personnel

Performance

– harmonica, vocals *J. C. Burris – harmonica *

Sticks McGhee Granville Henry "Stick" McGhee (March 23, 1918 – August 15, 1961) was an American jump blues guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known for his blues Blues is a music genre and musical form which originated in the Deep South of ...

– guitar * Belton Evans – drums

Production

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References

{{Authority control Sonny Terry albums 1960 albums Bluesville Records albums Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio