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Brownie McGhee
Born
Nov 30, 1915
Died: Feb 16, 1996
Lived 80 years
Place of Birth
Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Career Highlights
13
Movies
3
TV Shows
Also Known As
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
Walter McGhee
Walter Brown "Brownie" McGhee
Walter Brown McGhee
IMDb Profile
Brownie McGhee
Acting
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.
Movies
13
TV Shows
3
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
as
Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
2004
Red, White and Blues
as
Self (archive footage)
2003
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
as
Self
2003
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
as
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
2003
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
as
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
2003
Acoustic Routes
as
Self
1992
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
as
Self (archive footage)
1988
Angel Heart
as
Toots Sweet
1987
The Jerk
as
Blues Singer
1979
Festival
as
Self
1967
The Strolling '20s
as
Self
1966
American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
Cast
1964
To Hear Your Banjo Play
as
Self
1947
