Brownie McGhee

Nov 30, 1915 - Feb 16, 1996 (80 years old) in 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

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Family Ties

Eddie Dupre

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The Midnight Special

Self

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Angel Heart

Toots Sweet

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The Jerk

Blues Singer

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Festival

Self

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Red, White and Blues

Self (archive footage)

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American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train

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To Hear Your Banjo Play

Self

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BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie

Self (archive footage)

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Acoustic Routes

Self

Credits

The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3 2004

Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)

★ 10
Red, White and Blues 2003

Self (archive footage)

★ 7.3
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974 2003

Self

★ 3.8
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1 2003

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

★ NR
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2 2003

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

★ NR
Acoustic Routes 1992

Self

★ 7
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie 1988

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
Angel Heart 1987

Toots Sweet

★ 7.1
Family Ties 1982

Eddie Dupre

★ 7.3
The Jerk 1979

Blues Singer

★ 6.9
The Midnight Special 1972

Self

★ 7.8
Festival 1967

Self

★ 5.7
American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train 1964

★ NR
To Hear Your Banjo Play 1947

Self

★ 4.5