Brownie McGhee

Personal Info

Birthday

November 30, 1915

Day of Death

1996-02-16

(80 years old)

Place of Birth

Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.

Also Known As

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

Walter McGhee

Walter Brown "Brownie" McGhee

Walter Brown McGhee

Brownie McGhee

Biography

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

Family Ties

Angel Heart

The Jerk

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

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

Filmography

2004
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
as Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
2003
Red, White and Blues
as Self (archive footage)
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
as Self
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
1992
Acoustic Routes
as Self
1988
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
as Self (archive footage)
1987
Angel Heart
as Toots Sweet
1979
The Jerk
as Blues Singer
1967
Festival
as Self
1947
To Hear Your Banjo Play
as Self