Brownie McGhee

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

November 30, 1915

died

February 16, 1996

place of birth

Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.

also known as

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee · Walter McGhee · Walter Brown "Brownie" McGhee · Walter Brown McGhee

total credits

13 movies

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.

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Known For

Angel Heart

as Toots Sweet

The Jerk

as Blues Singer

Festival

as Self

BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie

as Self (archive footage)

Red, White and Blues

as Self (archive footage)

The Strolling '20s

as Self

Filmography

13 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Angel Heart

The Jerk

Festival

BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie

1988as Self (archive footage)

7.5

Red, White and Blues

2003as Self (archive footage)

The Strolling '20s

1966as Self

10.0

The Blues Under the Skin

1973as Self

3.8

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

2003as Self

10.0

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

2004as Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)

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

2003as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

4.5

To Hear Your Banjo Play

1947as Self

7.0

Acoustic Routes

1992as Self

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

2003as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee