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

Brownie's Blues
Studio album by
Released1962
RecordedOctober 6, 1960
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreBlues
Length38:47
LabelBluesville
BVLP 1042
ProducerThe Sound of America
Brownie McGhee chronology
Blues in My Soul
(1961)
Brownie's Blues
(1962)
Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee at Sugar Hill
(1961)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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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

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Performance

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

Production

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References

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  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. ^ a b Owens, Thom. Brownie McGhee: Brownie's Blues – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  4. ^ a b Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 445. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.