2 ." ▁ ▁By ▁that ▁time , ▁McG he e ▁was ▁recording ▁for ▁Columbia ' s ▁subs idi ary ▁O ke h ▁Records ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁but ▁his ▁real ▁success ▁came ▁after ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁when ▁he ▁te amed ▁up ▁with ▁Son ny ▁Terry , ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁known ▁since ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁when ▁Terry ▁was ▁Full er ' s ▁harm onica ▁player . ▁ ▁The ▁pair ing ▁was ▁an ▁over night ▁success . ▁They ▁recorded ▁and ▁tou red ▁together ▁until ▁around ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁du o , ▁Terry ▁and ▁McG he e ▁did ▁most ▁of ▁their ▁work ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁sp ending ▁ 1 1 ▁months ▁of ▁each ▁year ▁tour ing ▁and ▁recording ▁do z ens ▁of ▁albums . ▁ ▁Despite ▁their ▁later ▁fame ▁as ▁" p ure " ▁folk ▁artists ▁playing ▁for ▁white ▁aud ien ces , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁Terry ▁and ▁McG he e ▁had ▁attempted ▁to ▁be ▁successful ▁recording ▁artists , ▁front ing ▁a ▁jump ▁bl ues ▁com bo ▁with ▁hon king ▁sa x oph one ▁and ▁rolling ▁piano , ▁various ly ▁calling ▁themselves ▁Brow nie ▁McG he e ▁and ▁his ▁J ook ▁House ▁Rock ers ▁or ▁Son ny ▁Terry ▁and ▁his ▁Buck shot ▁Five , ▁often ▁with ▁Champion ▁Jack ▁Dup ree ▁and ▁Big ▁Chief ▁Ell is . ▁They ▁also ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁Broadway ▁produ