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.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

16

Birth Date

1915-11-30 00:00:00

Birth Place

Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.

Known For

• 

  Angel Heart
• 

  The Blues Under the Skin
• 

  Acoustic Routes
• 

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

  To Hear Your Banjo Play
• American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train

Credits

• actors (14 credits)

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

    Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Red, White and Blues

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1

    Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2

    Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Acoustic Routes

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Angel Heart

    Toots Sweet

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • The Jerk

    Blues Singer

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • The Blues Under the Skin

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Festival

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • The Strolling '20s

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • To Hear Your Banjo Play

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1947

• sound (2 credits)

  • Thank You, M'am

    music

    sound
    1977
  • Leadbelly

    musician

    sound
    1976