discography and music

A Selection of Songs I've Written

I've been fortunate to have my songs recorded by some of my favorite artists. Here are just a few.

Truth Be Told (S. Brown)
 -recorded Bill Kirchen -  on the CD “Hammer of the Honky-Tonk Gods”

Cried Too Long  (S. Brown/L. Mednick)
 - Irma Thomas  - “The Story of My Life”

Can’t Get Excited (S. Brown)
 – Ruth Brown – “R+B= Ruth Brown”

Didn’t You Know (S. Brown/M. Ball)
– Marcia Ball – “So Many Rivers”

River Under the Road (S. Brown/A. Egge/J. Gilmore)
– “Dave Alvin and the Gulty Women”

Bad Thing (S. Brown)
– Joe Louis Walker – “Blues Survivor”

Get A Little Goner (S. Brown/B. Kirchen/L. Kirchen)
 - Bill Kirchen - “Hammer of the Honky-Tonk Gods”

If I Ever Get Right (S. Brown/C. Miller)
– Papa Mali – “Thunder Chicken”

Barbwire Kiss (S. Brown)
– Sarah Brown – “Sayin’ What I’m Thinkin’ “

Pretty Little Poison  (S. Brown)
– Sarah Brown – “Sayin’ What I’m Thinkin’ “

Devil’s Best Disguise (S. Brown/C. Bullens)
– Sarah Brown – “Sayin’ What I’m Thinkin’ “

Good Lookin’ No Good (S. Brown)
– Lucky Tomblin Band – “Red Hot at Blue Rock”

Hurtback (S. Brown)
– Sarah Brown, Angela Strehli , Lou Ann Barton and Marcia Ball - “ Antone’s Women -Bringing You the Best In Blues”

Sarah Brown’s Discography

Bass performance and song contribution –

(* denotes song(s) only)
(** denotes produced only)
Artist(s) Title and/or (w/which artist)(release date) Label
‘70’s
Boogie Brothers and Sister Sarah Brown Johnny Shines Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival ‘72 ‘73 Atlantic
Bobo Jenkins Here I Am A Fool In Love Again ‘74 Big Star
The Vipers Huron River Drive ? BlindPig (45)
Big Walter Horton Live at the El Mocombo ? Charlie(I need a copy of this! Can you help?)
The Rhythm Rockers As Long As I’m Moving ? Barron (45 EP)
Geoff Muldaur Blues Boy ‘79 Flying Fish
'80's
Sunnyland Slim Just You and Me ‘81 Airway
Geoff Muldaur and the Night Lites I Ain’t Drunk ‘81 Hannibal
Memphis Rockabilly Band Lindy Rock ‘81 Heartbeat Hits (45)
Memphis Rockabilly Band ? Big Beat
Various – including Sarah Brown Austin Rhythm and Blues Christmas (features Sarah’s song My Xmas Tree Is Hung With Tears”) ‘83 Epic
Sarah Brown Four Hours Sleep (‘B’side Bad Boy’s Pride)’85 V8 (45)
Various – including Sarah Brown Live at the Continental Club (w/Sarah Brown w/ The Danglin’ Wranglers) Profile
More Big Guitars From Texas That’s Cool, That’s Trash (featuring Sarah’s song “Neanderthal”) Amazing (US) New Rose (France) Demon (UK)
Memphis Slim and Matt Murphey Together Again One More Time Antones
Various Tenth Anniversary Anthology:Volume One (w/ Buddy Guy) Antones
Denny Freeman Blues Cruise Amazing
Various Attlantic Blues: Chicago (w/Johnny Shines) Atlantic
Denny Freeman Out of the Blue ‘87 Amazing Fingers
Dave Lindholm Jose Blues ‘88 Rockadillo
Big Guitars From Texas anthology w/ Sarah’s song “Neanderthal” ‘88 Rykodisc
Fingers Taylor Chest Pains ( features Sarah’s song “Barbwire Kiss”) ‘89 MCA
Various Gulf Coast Blues (w/Carol Fran) ‘89 Black Top
90's
Earl King Sexual Telepathy ‘90 Blacktop
Marcia Ball, Angela Strehli, Lou Ann Barton Dreams Come True (features Sarah’s songs “Bad Thing” and “Turn The Lock On Love”) ‘90 Antones
Various Antones 10th Anniversary Vol.2 (w/Buddy Guy, Albert Collins and Lazy Lester) ‘91 Antones
James Cotton Mighty Long Time ‘91 Antones
Long John Hunter Ride With Me Black Magic (Europe) Spindletop (US)
Sue Foley Young Girl Blues Antones
* Joe Louis Walker Blues Survivor (features Sarah’s song “Bad Thing” Verve
Black Top Bluesarama Vol. 7 ? w/ Robert Ward and Carol Fran Black Top
Antones Women: Bringing You the Best In Blues Ball, Barton, Strehli, Brown (on Sarah’s song “Hurtback”) Antones
Strike a Deep Chord w/Sue Foley. Justice
Angela Strehli Blond and Blue Rounder
Robert Ward Rhythm of the People Black Top
David Halley Broken Spell dos
Guitar Shorty Topsy Turvy Black Top
W.C. Clark Heart of Gold Black Top
Carol Fran and Clarence Holliman See There! Black Top
Tribute to Otis Blackwell w/Joe Ely and Sue Foley –also co-produced Shanachie
Lisa Mednick Artifacts of Love Dejadisc
Lavelle White Miss Lavelle (Sarah also co-produced with Derek O’Brien) (features Sarah’s song “Go To the Mirror” co-write with Lavelle White) Antones
** In Yo’ Face – The Roots of Funk Vol.1/2 complation of early pre-funk produced and selected by Sarah and John Morthland Rhino
“Please Mr. Foreman”: Motor City Blues at the Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival 1973 Bobo Jenkins and Boogie Woogie Red Schoolkids
* Steve James American Primitive (Sarah Brown/Steve James co-write on “Last Good Car” Antones
Chris Gaffney Loser’s Paradise ‘95 Hightone
Gary Primich Mr. Freeze ‘95 Flying Fish
Reverand Billy C. Wirtz ‘96 Songs of Faith and Inflammation‘96 Hightone
Big Walter Horton Live at the Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival ’96? Schoolkid’s
Long John Hunter Border Town Legend ‘96 Alligator
Sarah Brown Sayin’ What I’m Thinkin’ ‘96 Blind Pig
Ana Egge River Under the Road (features Sarah’s song “River Under the Road” co-write w/Ana Egge and Jimmie Dale Gilmore) Lazy S.O.B.
One Step Up and Two Steps Back: The Songs of Bruce Springsteen w/Dave Alvin Epic?
* Irma Thomas The Story of My Life (features Sarah’s song “Cried Too Long”) Bullseye Blues
* Ruth Brown R+B= Ruth Brown (features Sarah’s song “Can’t Get Excited”) Bullseye Blues
* Ann Rabson Music Makin’ Mama (features Sarah’s song “No Later On”) Alligator
W.C Clark Lover’s Plea Black Top
Lazy Lester All Over You Antones
* Marcia Ball, Irma Thomas and Tracy Nelson Sing It (features Sarah’s song “If I Know You” co-write w/Marcia Ball Rounder
Every Woman’s Blues anthology includes Sarah’s cut “Devil’s Best Disguise” Shanachie
Rosie Flores Dance Hall Dreams ‘99 Rounder
* Papa Mali Thunder Chicken (features Sarah’s song “If I Ever Get Right” co-write w/Chris Miller) ‘99 Fog City
Ian McLagan and the Bump Band Best of British ‘99 Maniac Records
'00
* Ann Rabson Struttin’ My Stuff (feature’s Sarah’s song ”Not As Sorry as I Used To Be”) 2000 M.C. Records
* James Armstrong Got It Goin’ On Thunder Chicken (features Sarah’s song “I’ll Learn Sometime” co-wrote w/Bruce Bromberg) 2000 Hightone
Various More Songs of Route 66 (w/Randy Garibay) ‘01 Lazy S.O.B
Sessions From the San Jose Rm.50: “A Lose Affiliation of Saints and Sinners” (w/Carolyn Wonderland, Papa Mali, Gurf Morlix, Guy Forsyth)‘02 LASAS
* Various (a collection of kid’s music) , Down At The Zoo (features Sarah’s song “Kangaroo Ride”) ‘02 Shrub Music
The Lucky Tomblin Band The Lucky Tomblin Band ‘03 Texas World Music
Angela Strehli Blue Highway ‘05 M.C. Records
* Rosie Flores Christmasville (features Sarah’s song “My Xmas tree Is Hung With Tears”) ‘05 Durango Rose
* Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands The Golden West (features Sarah’s song “River Under the Road” co-write w/Ana Egge and Jimmie Dale Gilmore) ‘06
The Lucky Tomblin Band In A Honky Tonk Mood ‘06 Texas World Music
* Bill Kirchen Hammer of the Honky Tonk Gods (features Sarah’s song “Truth Be Told” and co-write w/Bill and Louise Kirchen “Get A Little Goner”) ‘06 Proper American
Lucky Tomblin Band Red Hot at Blue Rock‘07 Texas World Music
Spencer Thomas Voodoo Dream ‘07
Rob Roy Parnell Let’s Start Something ‘08 Blue Rocket
Various The Man of Somebody’s Dreams: Tribute to Chris Gaffney (w/Joe Ely ) ‘09 Yep Roc
Dave Alvin and the Guilty Women (features Sarah’s song “River Under the Road” co-write w/Ana Egge and Jimmie Dale Gilmore) ‘09 Yep Roc