blues 34 min 10 tracks Bluesville
Sonny Is King is an album by blues musician Sonny Terry, recorded in sessions in 1960 and 1962 and released on the Bluesville label.
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Classical in form, grave, intimate and spare.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- sparerichly built
- earnestironic
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- AllMusic3/5 ★
- The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings2.5/4 ★
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Tracks
- A1One Monkey Don’t Stop the Show3:12
- A2Changed the Lock on My Door3:39
- A3Tater Pie2:39
- A4She’s So Sweet2:50
- A5Diggin’ My Potatoes3:44
- B1Sonny’s Coming2:58
- B2Ida Mae3:22
- B3Callin’ My Mama2:40
- B4Bad Luck4:19
- B5Blues From the Bottom4:23
10 tracks, 34 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Sonny Terry
- Label
- Bluesville
- Released
- 1963
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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