Artist: Sonny Terry
The Blues Professor and His Dancing Dolls
By Jessica Luther, Archives Intern While sorting through the Strachwitz Photo Collection, I became intrigued by several photographs of blues harmonica player Johnny “J.C.” Burris posing...
Read MoreDeep Dives: Ry & Taj
For this month’s Deep Dive, we’re highlighting the work of two longtime members of the extended Arhoolie family, Ry Cooder and Taj Mahal, in anticipation of...
Read MoreSonny Terry and Brownie McGhee Photo Gallery
Previous Next By the early 1960s, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee were familiar faces in the Bay Area’s folk and blues scene. They frequently set up...
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