[Harp-L] Re:Sonny Terry

[SONNYTONE@xxxxxxx]

If you look at the  book the Fred Palmer wrote with Sonny's words, his 
discography at the end of the  book is probably over 40 different sessions. The 
first I see is with Blind Boy  Fuller : New York  Dec 15, 1937. Then his own Sonny 
Terry with some vocals,  to playing with Brother George ( Blind Boy Fuller ) 
and the Santified Singers,  two albums with them. His first listed recording 
with Brownie McGhee was in New  York, Oct 22, 1941. Before that he recorded a 
few songs with someone named Oh  Red, Then Buddy Moss, 1941, Sonny Terry and 
Jordan Webb, 1941, Leadbelly in  `1942, then with Brownie McGhee and Champion 
Jack Dupree in 1942, worked with  Leadbelly from 42-43 on albums, Brownie 
recorded under the name of his brother,  Sticks Mcghee in 1950 with Sonny, Harry Van 
Walls on Piano, bass and drums.  Sonny "Hootin" Terry and his Night Owls, 
with Brownie and either Bob Gaddy or  Wilbert Ellis on Piano. 1950 - Brownie 
McGhee and His Jook Block Busters has  Sonny, Gaddy, George Woods on drums. Square 
Walton with Sonny in 1953, Ralph  Willis with Sonny in 1953, Brother John 
Sellers and Sonny, 1954, Alonzo Scales  and Sonny, 1955 - Big Bill Broonzy and 
Sonny, 1957, the book brings you all the  way to 1971. I started working for 
Sonny in Dec of 1976 - Dec of 1978. Then a  fellow named Styve Homnick drove for 
Sonny for the next 5 years, not playing  harp with him, he played drums and 
tried to play harp but was not  accomplished. More new wave type back then, 
don't know what happened to him 



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