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Backwater Blues

Sonny Terry, Brownie McGheeAudio CD
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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listen  2. Louise 4:12$0.99 Buy Track
listen  3. My Father's Words 4:20$0.99 Buy Track
listen  4. Backwater Blues 4:27$0.99 Buy Track
listen  5. Wine Headed Woman 5:50$0.99 Buy Track
listen  6. Careless Love 4:11$0.99 Buy Track
listen  7. Playing With The Blues 4:23$0.99 Buy Track
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listen10. Lose Your Money 3:20$0.99 Buy Track
listen11. Jet Plane Blues 3:42$0.99 Buy Track
listen12. Rainy Day 4:03$0.99 Buy Track
listen13. I'm A Stranger 4:51$0.99 Buy Track
listen14. Women On My String 3:39$0.99 Buy Track
listen15. One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer 1:58$0.99 Buy Track
listen16. Key To The Highway 5:11$0.99 Buy Track
listen17. You'd Better Mind 3:43$0.99 Buy Track
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Product Details

  • Audio CD (June 29, 1999)
  • Original Release Date: June 15, 1999
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Fantasy
  • ASIN: B00000JHBI
  • In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,882 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

 

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars From a man who loves the blues:, September 2, 2001
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This review is from: Backwater Blues (Audio CD)
Friends, you cannot find old-school blues better than Backwater Blues. Sonny & Brownie's strained partnership has produced many excellent recordings, of which I believe this is the best. This album is the way the blues were meant to be played: just the simple, old-style tunes; just two men, two microphones, a guitar, and a harmonica. No fancy electronics, no prettyboy singers, just ol' Backwater Blues. If that's the way you like your blues, then get this album, sit back on a hot summer day, and play it all the way through!
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars One of the best Terry/McGhee-albums, December 27, 2003
This review is from: Backwater Blues (Audio CD)
A fine companion to the classic "Sonny & Brownie At Sugar Hill", this is a great buy for those who treasure Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee's brand of no-nonsense porch-style get-down blues.

The duo performs old warhorses like "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer", "Key To The Highway", and "Careless Love", and they change "Sittin' On Top Of The World" to "Climbin' On Top Of The Hill, which doesn't make it anymore interesting, but even though the material is not always particularly original, the performances are sincere and spirited, and this CD includes great renditions of two of the duo's very best songs, "Walk On" and the classic "I'm A Stranger Here".

The clarity of the recording and the singing is pure as the driven snow, with no distortion or compression, and while "Backwater Blues" doesn't quite match "Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee At Sugar Hill" or the great, raw "Live At The Penelope Café" album for pure grit, it has more than enough highlights to make it worth your while. Fans of the duo should not pass this one by.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, June 28, 2009
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A superb blues album. Crisp and wonderful guitar work and lush rich voices. A wonderful addition to anyone's collection.
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