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   Walter Brown " Brownie " McGhee (November 30, 1915 – February 16, 1996) [1] was an American folk and Piedmont blues singer and guitarist, best known for his collaboration with the harmonica player Sonny Terry. [2] Life and career. McGhee was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, and grew up in Kingsport, Tennessee. [3] .

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › Brownie-McGheeBrownie McGhee | Biography & Facts | Britannica

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   Mar 25, 2024 · Brownie McGhee (born November 30, 1915, Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.—died February 16, 1996, Oakland, California) was an American blues singer, guitarist, pianist, songwriter, and longtime partner of the vocalist and harmonica player Sonny Terry.

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   Brownie McGhee. Blues Guitarist. 1982 NEA National Heritage Fellow. Oakland, California. Photo by Tom Pich. Bio. Walter "Brownie" McGhee was born November 30, 1915, in Knoxville, Tennessee. When McGhee was five years of age, he was stricken by poliomyelitis.

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6. www.nytimes.com › 1996/02/19 › artsBrownie McGhee, 80, Early Piedmont Bluesman - The New York Times

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   Brownie McGhee, the blues guitarist and singer who brought fingerpicking Piedmont blues to an international audience, died on Friday at Summit Hospital in Oakland, Calif., where he lived. He...

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   Feb 16, 1996 · In 1995, Brownie was featured as an actor and singer in the movie ‘Angel Heart,’ starring Robert De Niro and Mickey Rorke. Walter Brown ‘Brownie’ McGhee died in retirement in Oakland, California February 16, 1996. — (Blues Foundation press release, 1997.)

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   Who is Brownie McGhee?

   • They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Brownie McGhee (born November 30, 1915, Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.—died February 16, 1996, Oakland, California) was an American blues singer, guitarist, pianist, songwriter, and longtime partner of the vocalist and harmonica player Sonny Terry.

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   What happened to Brownie McGhee?

   • Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. Brownie McGhee, the blues guitarist and singer who brought fingerpicking Piedmont blues to an international audience, died on Friday at Summit Hospital in Oakland, Calif., where he lived. He was 80.

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   Are Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee a blues duo?

   • One of the best-known and most stylish blues duos of all, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee get a deserved Avid Roots release for four of their albums, recorded between 1958 and 1961.

   Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee: Four Classic Albums

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   Who was Walter Brown McGhee?

   • Walter Brown McGhee was born in 1915 in Knoxville, Tenn., and learned guitar from his father. He performed in churches, carnivals, medicine shows, minstrel troupes and the Golden Voices Gospel Quartet and as a traveling bluesman. He was strongly influenced by Blind Boy Fuller, and made his way to Fuller's home in Durham, N.C.

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9. genius.com › artists › Brownie-mcgheeBrownie McGhee Lyrics, Songs, and Albums | Genius

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   About Brownie McGhee. Walter Brown “Brownie” McGhee (November 30, 1915 – February 16, 1996) was an American folk music and Piedmont blues singer and guitarist, best known for his...

10. jazzjournal.co.uk › 2020/05/07 › sonny-terry-andSonny Terry and Brownie McGhee: Four Classic Albums

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    May 7, 2020 · Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee: Four Classic Albums. By. Bruce Lindsay. - 07 May 2020. 5312. One of the best-known and most stylish blues duos of all, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee get a deserved Avid Roots release for four of their albums, recorded between 1958 and 1961.