Brownie McGhee

Born: 1915-11-30

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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Angel Heart

as Toots Sweet
Released: 1987-03-06

A down-and-out Brooklyn detective is hired to track down a singer on an odyssey that will take...

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The Jerk

as Blues Singer
Released: 1979-12-14

After discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin...

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as Self
Released: 1967-10-23

Black and white footage of performances, interviews, and conversations at the Newport Folk...

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Red, White and Blues

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2003-10-03

Director Mike Figgis (Stormy Monday, Leaving Las Vegas, Time Code) joins musicians such as Van...

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

as Self
Released: 2003-07-08

For some 30 years, they embodied "country blues" for folk music audiences around the globe....

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Acoustic Routes

as Self
Released: 1992-03-20

The story of seminal guitarist and singer Bert Jansch, from his early days in Edinburgh,...

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To Hear Your Banjo Play

as Self
Released: 1947-01-01

A short film about Pete Seeger and the birth of banjo music throughout the Southern United States.

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

as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
Released: 2003-01-01

Taken from the European tours organised for American blues musicians between 1962 and 1969, this...

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

as Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
Released: 2004-08-31

Taken from the European tours organised for American blues musicians between 1962 and 1969, this...

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

as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
Released: 2003-01-01

Taken from the European tours organised for American blues musicians between 1962 and 1969, this...

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Family Ties

as Eddie Dupre
First aired: 1982-09-22

Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex,...

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The Midnight Special

as Self
First aired: 1972-08-19

The Midnight Special is an American late-night musical variety series that aired on NBC during...

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