Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 30, 1915
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.
Known For - Movies
Angel Heart
as Toots Sweet
The Jerk
as Blues Singer
Festival
as Self
Red, White and Blues
as Self (archive footage)
The Strolling '20s
as Self
Acoustic Routes
as Self
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
To Hear Your Banjo Play
as Self
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
as Self
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
as Self (archive footage)
