Sonny Terry - Sonny Is King

Although their styles were regions apart and they’d never performed together previously, Georgia harmonica ace Sonny Terry and Texas guitar titan Lightnin’ Hopkins fit like foot in sock when producer Kenneth S. Goldstein paired them at Rudy Van Gelder’s studio on October 26, 1960. As LeRoi Jones observed in the original album notes, “There is a meeting of ways, where the light and the sad seem to come together simply as blues.” Selections six through 10 were recorded the following year, and Terry was back in the more familiar company of another great guitarist, his longtime partner Brownie McGhee.

"…Terry was a remarkable mouth harp player, and these performances are first rate…What makes this a truly stand out record is the fine sound, which just jumps out of the speakers. Although this is a stereo recording with rather hard left and right separation (especially on the McGhee songs), that anomaly distracts little from the performance." Recording = 7/10; Music = 8/10 – Dennis Davis, Hi-Fi+, Issue 43

	1. One Monkey Don't Stop The Show
	2. Changed The Lock On My Door
	3. Tater Pie
	4. She's So Sweet
	5. Diggin' My Potatoes
	6. Sonny's Coming
	7. Ida Mae
	8. Callin' My Mama
	9. Bad Luck
	10. Blues From The Bottom

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