American blues singer and guitarist, born March 16, 1901 in Charles City, Virginia, died May 11, 1972, in New York.
Often worked with Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee in the New York area in the early 1940s, recorded with Louis Hayes as The Back Porch Boys or as Guitar Slim & Jelly Belly or other pseudonyms 1947-1950. Recorded an LP under his own name for Prestige/Bluesville in 1965.
ALBUMS
Alex "Guitar Slim" Seward* And Louis "Jelly Belly" Hayes* With Blind Willie McTell * Champion Jack Dupree * Brownie McGhee
The Back Porch Boys
2002, CD, Comp, Delmark Records, Delmark Records, 
,
, Country Blues
Alec Seward
Late One Saturday Evening
1975
Blind Sonny Terry* & Woody Guthrie With Alec Stewart*
Blind Sonny Terry & Woody Guthrie With Alec Stewart
1969, LP, Comp, RE, Ember Records
Woody Guthrie, Sonny Terry, Alek Stewart*
Chain Gang: Volume I & II
1963
Alec Seward
The Blues Of Alec Seward: Creepin' Blues
1963
Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston, Sonny Terry, Alec Stewart*
Southern Mountain Hoedowns
1962
Woody Guthrie / Sonny Terry & Alek Stewart*
Chain Gang Volume Two
1954, 10", Comp, Mono, Stinson Records
Woody Guthrie / Sonny Terry & Alek Stewart*
Chain Gang Volume One
1954, 10", Comp, Mono, Stinson Records, ,
, Folk
Sonny Terry And Alec Stewart*
City Blues
1954
APPEARANCES +
Various
Down Home Blues Classics 1943-1953
2015, 4xCD, Comp, RE, Boulevard Vintage, 
Sonny Terry
His Best 21 Songs
2015, CD, Comp, Wolf Records (2), 
,
, Harmonica Blues/Country Blues
Various
Sing Me A Song Of The Saddle
2015, 4xCD, Comp, RM, Box, Proper Records (2), 
,
, Western Swing/Hillbilly/Country/Folk
Various
Jook Joint Blues - That’s What They Want (Good Time Rhythm & Blues 1943-1956)
2007, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Sli, JSP Records, ,
, Jump Blues/Louisiana Blues/Rhythm & Blues
Big Bill Broonzy
The Big Bill Broonzy's Legend
2007, 2xCD, Comp, Nocturne, 
,
, Chicago Blues
Sonny Terry
Mountain Harmonica 1938 - 1953
2004, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés
Sonny Terry
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Volume 2 (1944-1949)
1999, CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2), ,
, Harmonica Blues
Guitar Slim And Jelly Belly
"Carolina Blues" - New York City 1944
1997, CD, Comp, RM, Arhoolie Records
Various
Singing The American Roots (The Riverside Folklore Series Volume Two)
1996, CD, Comp, Riverside Records
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
Blowin' The Fuses
1996
Sonny Terry
Complete Recordings 1938-1945 In Chronological Order
1994, CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2), ,
, Harmonica Blues
Various
Play My Juke-Box (East Coast Blues 1943-1954)
1992, CD, Comp, Flyright Records
Various
Virginia Traditions - Tidewater Blues
1982
Various
The Roots Of America's Music
1968, 2x Vinyl, ,
, Cajun/Country Blues/Country/Harmonica Blues/Bluegrass/Honky Tonk/Texas Blues/Chicago Blues/Dixieland/Ragtime/Louisiana Blues/Delta Blues/Piano Blues/Zydeco/Folk
Sonny Terry
Blind Sonny Terry
1965
Sonny Terry
Sonny Terry And His Mouth Harp
1963
Various
Abc Du Jazz Vol. A: Blues (Country)
1960, 7", Comp, 3-P, Disques Pop
Sonny Terry
Sonny Terry And His Mouth-Harp
1957
Sonny Terry
Folk Blues
1955, 7", EP, Vogue Records
Various
A Folk Music Sampler
1954, 10", Comp, Smplr, Elektra
Sonny Terry
Folk Blues
1954
Various
Folksay (American Ballads And Dances Volume 1)
1954
Back Porch Boys*
Big Hip Mama / King Kong Blues
1947, Shellac, 10", Apollo Records (2)
Sonny Terry
The Fox Chase / John Henry
Shellac, 10", Vogue Records
Various
Plantation Blues - Cotton Patch & Tobacco Belt Blues
CD, ,
, Delta Blues/Louisiana Blues/Chicago Blues/Country Blues
Cisco Houston
The Cisco Houston Collection 1944-61
2023, 5xCDr, Comp, Acrobat
Various
Down Home Blues Classics Volume 6 New York & The East Coast States 1943-1953
2007, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Boulevard Vintage, Boulevard Vintage
Various
New York City Blues 1940-1950
2001, CD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés, ,
, East Coast Blues/Country Blues
Various
The Bluesville Years Volume Ten: Country Roads, Country Days
1998, CD, Comp, Prestige,
Various
In The Tradition - A Collection Of Classic Blues Recordings
1997, CD, Comp, The Blues Alliance,
Various
Steeped In The Blues Tradition
1996, CD, Comp, Tradition, Rykodisc, Festival Records, 
Various
Steeped In The Blues Tradition
1996
Various
American Folksay: Ballads And Dances (Volumes 1, 2, 3 & 4)
1995, CD, Comp, RE, Collectables, Collectables
Various
American Folksay: Ballads And Dances (Volumes 5 & 6) And Chain Gang (Volumes 1 & 2)
1995, CD, Comp, RE, Collectables, Collectables, ,
, Folk
Various
Folksay (A Collection Of American Folksongs)
1969
Various
Folksay (American Ballads And Dances)
1945