Brownie McGhee
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1915-11-30 (81 years old)
Deathday
1996-02-16
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.
Acting
1987
Angel Heart
as Toots Sweet
1979
The Jerk
as Blues Singer
2003
Red, White and Blues
as Self (archive footage)
1947
To Hear Your Banjo Play
as Self
1967
Festival
as Self
1992
Acoustic Routes
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
2004
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
as Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
1988
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
as Self (archive footage)
Production
1977
Thank You, M'am
as Music
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