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Brownie McGhee
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American folk-blues singer and guitarist
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1915
- Works
- 13
Top works
- Blues
- Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry sing
- Traditional blues
- Blues by Brownie McGhee
- Guitar styles of Brownie McGhee
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Film & TV
Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Walter Brown "Brownie" McGhee was an American folk music and Piedmont blues singer and guitarist, best known for his collaboration with the harmonica player Sonny Terry.
Known for
- The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3 — Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)2004
- Red, White and Blues — Self (archive footage)2003
- Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974 — Self2003
- The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1 — Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee2003
- The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2 — Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee2003
- Acoustic Routes — Self1992
- BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie — Self (archive footage)1988
- Angel Heart — Toots Sweet1987
- Matlock — Brownie McGhee1986
- Family Ties — Eddie Dupre1982
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 45,710
- Total plays
- 242,936
Tags
Walter Brown ("Brownie") McGhee (November 30, 1915 – February 16, 1996) was a Piedmont blues singer and guitarist, best known for his collaboration with the harmonica player Sonny Terry as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee. Brownie McGhee was born in Knoxville, Tennessee and grew up in Kingsport, Tennessee. As a child he had polio, which incapacitated his leg. His brother Granville "Sticks" or "Stick" McGhee was nicknamed for pushing young Brownie around in a cart. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Knoxville
- Place of death
- Oakland
- Occupation
- pianist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Jubilee Records
- Image
- Brownie McGhee at the Nambassa 3 day Music & Alternatives festival, New Zealand 1981. Photographer Michael Bennetts..jpg
Show 8 more facts
- manner of death
- natural causes
- date of birth
- 1915-11-30
- date of death
- 1996-02-16
- cause of death
- stomach cancer
- birth name
- Walter Brown McGhee
- name in native language
- Brownie McGhee
- partner in business or sport
- Sonny Terry
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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