
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1915-11-30
Deathday
1996-02-16
Place of Birth
Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
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.
Known For

Angel Heart
as Toots Sweet

The Jerk
as Blues Singer

Family Ties
as Eddie Dupre

Festival
as Self

The Midnight Special
as Self

Red, White and Blues
as Self (archive footage)

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

To Hear Your Banjo Play
as Self

Acoustic Routes
as Self

The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
as Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)