Personnel: Brownie McGhee (vocals, guitar); Buddy Moss (guitar); Sonny Terry (harmonica); Jordan Webb, George "Oh Red" Washington, Robert "Washboard Slim" Young, Bull City Red (washboard).
Recorded in 1940 and 1941 in New York and Chicago, Illinois. Includes liner notes by Pete Lowry.
This is part of Legacy's ROOTS 'N' BLUES series.
Personnel: Brownie McGhee (vocals, guitar); Jordan Webb (vocals, harmonica); Buddy Moss (guitar); Sonny Terry, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee (harmonica); Washboard Chaz Leary, George "Bull City Red" Washington , Washboard Slim, Bull City Red (washboard).
Liner Note Authors: Lawrence Cohn; Pete Lowry.
Recording information: Chicago, IL (08/06/1940-10/23/1941); New York, NY (08/06/1940-10/23/1941).
Unknown Contributor Role: David Mitson.
Well, complete as far as his pre-war country blues waxings for OKeh sans Sonny Terry (except for one or two where the whooping harpist provided accompaniment). McGhee was working firmly in the Piedmont tradition by 1940, when he signed with OKeh and began cutting the 47 enlightening sides here, which represent some of the purest country blues he ever committed to posterity. ~ Bill Dahl minimize