Little Brother Montgomery

[Hot Ptah]

I enjoy Little Brother Montgomery's Document CD, "Complete Recorded Works 1930-36" very much. That is the only Little Brother Montgomery album in my collection. What should I buy next? What do you recommend?

[John L]

The disc that you already have is my favorite. But I think that you would probably also enjoy the few records that he made later for Riverside and Prestige.

[paul secor]

There's a good later Little Brother Montgomery recording that's been reissued by Wolf - La Salle Chicago Blues Recordings Vol. 1 - originally on the English 77 label back in the 60's, and first reissued by Southland - the issue I have. Half of the record is by Little Brother Montgomery and the other half is by Sunnyland Slim.

Perhaps of passing interest - Little Brother played on Magic Sam's first Cobra session and on Buddy Guy's first Chess session.

edit - Have to admit that I've never been a big Little Brother Montgomery fan. This dates back to 1965, when I went to hear him in a club in New York and he played and sang "Hello Dolly" and other pop tunes - big disappointment.

Edited September 28, 2007 by paul secor

[Christiern]

Perhaps also of passing interest, the Riverside album has a vocal ("Oh, Daddy") by Elaine McFarland, then a very nervous young beginner who soon would be recording hits with her pop group, Spanky and Our Gang.