Brownie McGhee

Acting

November 30, 1915

— February 16, 1996(80 years old)

Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.

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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.

Also Known As

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee • Walter McGhee • Walter Brown "Brownie" McGhee • Walter Brown McGhee

Known For

7.2

Family Ties

Eddie Dupre

7.1

Matlock

Brownie McGhee

7.1

Angel Heart

Toots Sweet

6.9

The Jerk

Blues Singer

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

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

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

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

6.4

Leadbelly

Musician

Filmography

2000s

10.0

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

Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)

7.5

Red, White and Blues

Self (archive footage)

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

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

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

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

3.8

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

Self

1990s

7.0

Acoustic Routes

Self

1980s

BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie

Self (archive footage)

7.1

Angel Heart

Toots Sweet

1970s

6.9

The Jerk

Blues Singer

6.4

Leadbelly

Musician

10.0

The Blues Under the Skin

Self

1960s

6.0

Festival

Self

The Strolling '20s

Self

1940s

4.5

To Hear Your Banjo Play

Self