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Half of Sonny Is King is devoted to a rare session between Sonny Terry and Lightnin' Hopkins. The two guitarists are supported by bassist Leonard Gaskin and drummer Belton Evans, but the rhythm section fails to kick the pair into overdrive, and much of the music disappointingly meanders. Sometimes change is not a good thing. That's proven by the second side of the album, where Terry falls into the comfortable setting of duetting with Brownie McGhee. While these aren't among the duo's very best recordings, they are nonetheless enjoyable, suggesting that there's something to be said for the familiar.
© Thom Owens /TiVo
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Sonny Terry, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1962 Fantasy, Inc.
Sonny Terry, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1962 Fantasy, Inc.
Sonny Terry, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1962 Fantasy, Inc.
Sonny Terry, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1962 Fantasy, Inc.
Sonny Terry, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1962 Fantasy, Inc.
Sonny Terry, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1962 Fantasy, Inc.
Sonny Terry, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1962 Fantasy, Inc.
Sonny Terry, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1962 Fantasy, Inc.
Sonny Terry, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1962 Fantasy, Inc.
Sonny Terry, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1962 Fantasy, Inc.
Album review
Half of Sonny Is King is devoted to a rare session between Sonny Terry and Lightnin' Hopkins. The two guitarists are supported by bassist Leonard Gaskin and drummer Belton Evans, but the rhythm section fails to kick the pair into overdrive, and much of the music disappointingly meanders. Sometimes change is not a good thing. That's proven by the second side of the album, where Terry falls into the comfortable setting of duetting with Brownie McGhee. While these aren't among the duo's very best recordings, they are nonetheless enjoyable, suggesting that there's something to be said for the familiar.
© Thom Owens /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:33:15
- Main artists: Sonny Terry
- Composer: Sonny Terry
- Label: Original Blues Classics
- Genre: Blues
© 1990 Fantasy, Inc. ℗ 1990 Fantasy, Inc.
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