Brownie McGhee

Walter Brown "Brownie" McGhee (November 30, 1915 – February 16, 1996) was an American folk and Piedmont blues singer and guitarist, best known for his collaboration with the harmonica player Sonny Terry.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 30, 1915 (Knoxville), Died February 16, 1996 (Oakland)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1946 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, vocalist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Atlantic 189 10-in. 2/14/1949 Drinkin' wine, spo-dee-o-dee Granville "Sticks" McGhee instrumentalist, guitar  
Atlantic 191 10-in. 2/14/1949 Lonesome road blues Spo-Dee-O-Dee Buddies (Sticks McGhee's) instrumentalist, guitar  
Atlantic 192 10-in. 2/14/1949 Blues mixture (I'd rather drink muddy water) Wilbert "Big Chief" Ellis ; Brownie McGhee ; Granville "Sticks" McGhee ; Gene Ramey instrumentalist, guitar  
Atlantic 193 10-in. 2/14/1949 I'll always remember Gene Ramey ; Spo-Dee-O-Dee Buddies (Sticks McGhee's) instrumentalist, guitar  
Atlantic 390 10-in. 2/28/1950 Tee nah nah After Hour Session Boys (H. Van Wall's) ; Brownie McGhee ; Harry Van Walls vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Atlantic 391 10-in. 2/28/1950 Ain't gonna scold you After Hour Session Boys (H. Van Wall's) ; Brownie McGhee ; Harry Van Walls instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Decca 73466 3/26/1946 Sometime Josh White instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 73467 3/26/1946 The lass with the delicate air Josh White instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 73468 3/26/1946 I gave my love a cherry Josh White instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 74815 3/31/1949 I can't forget it, can you? Mary (Marie) Knight instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 74816 3/31/1949 Up in my heavenly home Mary (Marie) Knight instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 75050 7/8/1949 I thank you Jesus Mary (Marie) Knight instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 75051 7/8/1949 I must have Jesus all the way Mary (Marie) Knight instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 75052 7/8/1949 Out of the depths-1 Mary (Marie) Knight instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 75053 7/8/1949 Touch me Lord Jesus-1 Mary (Marie) Knight instrumentalist, guitar  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "McGhee, Brownie," accessed June 14, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108013.

McGhee, Brownie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved June 14, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108013.

"McGhee, Brownie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 14 June 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108013

External Sources

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: McGhee, Brownie, 1915-1996 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82234801

Wikidata: Brownie McGhee - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q950313

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/24787962

MusicBrainz: Brownie McGhee - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9d48cb68-cd4d-49fe-b7a8-d31deb678fe8

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/105902

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