Brownie McGhee

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
November 30, 1915 (80 years old)
Died
February 16, 1996
Place of Birth
Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Popular Genres
Music Documentary Horror
Career Span
1947 – 2004

Brownie McGhee

8 nominations
12 credits

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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Personal Info

Born
Nov 30, 1915
From
Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Known For
Acting
Career
1947 – 2004

Known For

Angel Heart
Angel Heart
1987
as Toots Sweet
The Jerk
The Jerk
1979
as Blues Singer
Festival
Festival
1967
as Self
Red, White and Blues
Red, White and Blues
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
2003
as Self
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
2003
as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
2004
as Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
1988
as Self (archive footage)
To Hear Your Banjo Play
To Hear Your Banjo Play
1947
as Self
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
2003
as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
Acoustic Routes
Acoustic Routes
1992
as Self
American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
1964

Frequent Collaborators

Sonny Terry
Sonny Terry
4 shared projects
in "Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974"
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Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger
2 shared projects
in "Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974"
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Mickey Rourke
Mickey Rourke
1 shared project
in "Angel Heart"
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Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro
1 shared project
in "Angel Heart"
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Lisa Bonet
Lisa Bonet
1 shared project
in "Angel Heart"
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Charlotte Rampling
Charlotte Rampling
1 shared project
in "Angel Heart"
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Stocker Fontelieu
Stocker Fontelieu
1 shared project
in "Angel Heart"
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Michael Higgins
Michael Higgins
1 shared project
in "Angel Heart"
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Elizabeth Whitcraft
Elizabeth Whitcraft
1 shared project
in "Angel Heart"
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Eliott Keener
Eliott Keener
1 shared project
in "Angel Heart"
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Charles Gordone
Charles Gordone
1 shared project
in "Angel Heart"
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Dann Florek
Dann Florek
1 shared project
in "Angel Heart"
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Angel Heart
The Jerk

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