Fantasy session · in the studio
November 16, 1957
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
- This day's music is on 3 records: Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Just A Closer Walk With Thee, Shouts & Blues
In the room
- Sonny Terry – harmonica, vocal
- Brownie McGhee – guitar, vocal
The takes
What the numbers mean
Fantasy numbered its masters by the tune; the take kept is the one that was issued.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| – | First And Last Love | LP 3254 |
| – | Christine | LP 3254 |
| – | I Have Had My Fun | LP 3254 |
| – | Whoppin' And Squallin' | LP 3254 |
| – | Water Boy Cry | LP 3254 |
| – | Motherless Child | LP 3254 |
| – | Sportin' Life | LP 3254 |
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| – | Just A Closer Walk With Thee | LP 3296 |
| – | Children, Go Where I Send Thee | LP 3296 |
| – | What A Beautiful City | LP 3296 |
| – | Glory, Glory | LP 3296 |
| – | If I Could Hear My Mother Pray | LP 3296 |
| – | I'm Going To Shout | LP 3296 |
| – | I Shall Not Be Moved | LP 3296 |
| – | Packing Up | LP 3296 |
| – | Get Right, Church | LP 3296 |
| – | Some Of These Days | LP 3296 |
| – | If You See My Saviour | LP 3296 |
| – | You Can't Hide | LP 3296 |
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| – | I Done Done | LP 3317 |
| – | Something's Wrong At Home | LP 3317 |
21 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
LP 3254 · 1958Sonny Terry, Brownie McGheeSonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
LP 3296 · 1960Just A Closer Walk With TheeSonny, Brownie
LP 3317 · 1962Shouts & BluesSonny Terry & Brownie McGheeTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
The whole band 6 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PJ-10150 | Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee · not on the site yet | Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee | 1959 | Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee | |
 | PJ-1290 | Swingin' Like Sixty Vol. 2: Around The World | Various Artists | 1960 | Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee |
 | PJ-1294 | Blues Is A Story | Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee | 1960 | Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee |
 | PJ-1296 | Down South Summit Meetin' | Brownie McGhee, Lightnin' Hopkins, Big Joe Williams, Sonny Terry | 1960 | Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee |
| PR 7715 | Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry · not on the site yet | Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry | 1960 | Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee | |
 | LP 3340 | Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee At Sugar Hill | Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee | 1962 | Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee |