Profile

Brownie McGhee

Acting

Born 1915-11-30 · Died 1996-02-16

Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.

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.

Filmography

16 credits across movies and TV

Movie

Angel Heart

1987 · Toots Sweet

Movie

The Jerk

1979 · Blues Singer

Movie

Red, White and Blues

2003 · Self (archive footage)

Movie

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

2003 · Self

Movie

To Hear Your Banjo Play

1947 · Self

Movie

American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train

1964

Movie

Festival

1967 · Self

Movie

Acoustic Routes

1992 · Self

Movie

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

2003 · Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

Movie

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

2003 · Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

Movie

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

2004 · Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)

Movie

BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie

1988 · Self (archive footage)

Movie

The Strolling '20s

1966 · Self

Family Ties

1982 · Eddie Dupre

The Midnight Special

1972 · Self

Matlock

1986 · Brownie McGhee