Stick McGhee – The Spo-Dee-O-Dee Man

Although he was an excellent guitarist, singer and songwriter, GRANVILLE “STICK(S)” McGHEE famously suffered from “rather more famous older brother” syndrome, being the younger sibling of Brownie McGhee.
However, Stick wrote and recorded ‘Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee’, a benchmark embryonic Rock & Roll classic, thus ensuring himself a place at the table in discussions about “What was the first R&R record?”
Moreover, between 1946 and 1960, in a sadly truncated career (he died of lung cancer, aged only forty-three) he recorded an impressive body of Blues and R&B for labels like Atlantic, Savoy and King, many of which showcased his trademark biting guitar solos.
This 2-CD set is the first to gather all known surviving Stick(s) McGhee recordings onto one compilation, starting with several mid-40s sides recorded as a sideman for brother Brownie, and Dan Burley, which are well-nigh impossible to find elsewhere on CD.

DISC ONE
DAN BURLEY & HIS SKIFFLE BOYS
1. SOUTH SIDE SHAKE
2. BIG CAT, LITTLE CAT
3. THREE FLIGHTS UP
4. SHOTGUN HOUSE RAG
5. LAKEFRONT BLUES
THE TENNESSEE GABRIEL or BROWNIE and STICKS McGHEE (Southland)
6. MOVIN’ TO KANSAS CITY
7. RAILROAD BILL
8. ROCKS IN MY BED
9. TENNESSEE SHUFFLE
10. PRECIOUS LORD (Hold My Hand)
11. IF I COULD HEAR MY MOTHER PRAY AGAIN
GRANVILLE “STICK” McGHEE
12. DRINKIN’ WINE SPO-DEE-O-DEE
13. BABY, BABY BLUES
14. DRINKIN’ WINE SPO-DEE-O-DEE
15. TALL PRETTY WOMAN BLUES
16. LONESOME ROAD BLUES
17. BLUES MIXTURE (I’d Rather Drink Muddy Water)
18. I’LL ALWAYS REMEMBER
19. BLUE AND BROKENHEARTED
20. MY BABY’S COMIN’ HOME
21. DRANK UP ALL THE WINE LAST NIGHT
22. VENUS BLUES
23. SOUTHERN MENU
24. LET’S DO IT
25. SHE’S GONE
26. HOUSE WARMIN’ BOOGIE
27. BLUE BARRELHOUSE

DISC TWO
1. ONE MONKEY DON’T STOP THE SHOW
2. TENNESSEE WALTZ BLUES
3. YOU GOTTA HAVE SOMETHING ON THE BALL
4. OH WHAT A FACE
5. WEE WEE HOURS (part 1)
6. WEE WEE HOURS (part 2)
7. NEW FOUND LOVE
8. MEET YOU IN THE MORNING
BROWNIE McGHEE
9. THE WAY I FEEL
10. SO MUCH TROUBLE
GRANVILLE “STICK” McGHEE
11. MY LITTLE ROSE
12. NO MORE REVEILLE
13. LITTLE THINGS WE USED TO DO
14. BLUES IN MY HEART AND TEARS IN MY EYES
15. WHISKEY, WOMEN AND LOADED DICE
16. HEAD HAPPY WITH WINE
17. I’M DOIN’ ALL THIS TIME (And You Put Me Down)
18. DEALIN’ FROM THE BOTTOM
19. THE WIGGLE WAGGLE WOO
20. JUNGLE JUICE
21. EASE MY WORRIED MIND
22. THINGS HAVE CHANGED
23. TRAVELIN’ ON
24. HELP ME BABY
25. DOUBLE CROSSIN’ LIQUOR
26. SIX TO EIGHT
27. GET YOUR MIND OUT OF THE GUTTER
28. SAD, BAD, GLAD
29. MONEY FEVER
30. SLEEP IN JOB