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Walter Brown " Brownie " McGhee (November 30, 1915 – February 16, 1996) [1] was an American folk and Piedmont blues singer and guitarist, best known for his collaboration with the harmonica player Sonny Terry. [2] Life and career. McGhee was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, and grew up in Kingsport, Tennessee. [3] .
Walter „Brownie“ McGhee (* 30. November 1915 in Knoxville, Tennessee; † 16. Februar 1996 in Oakland, Kalifornien) war Bluesgitarrist und - sänger. Er wuchs in einer musikalischen Familie auf, in der er Gitarre und Klavier spielen lernte. Zunächst begann er als Gospelsänger in einem Quartett und als Straßensänger beim Smoky Mountain Resort.
25. März 2024 · Brownie McGhee (born November 30, 1915, Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.—died February 16, 1996, Oakland, California) was an American blues singer, guitarist, pianist, songwriter, and longtime partner of the vocalist and harmonica player Sonny Terry.
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American folk music and Piedmont blues singer and guitarist, best known for his collaboration with the harmonica player Sonny Terry . Born: November 30, 1915 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Died: February 16, 1996 in Oakland, California. Brother of Stick McGhee. Sites: Wikipedia , Imdb , adp.library.ucsb.edu. Aliases:
His father, George Duffield McGhee, was a skilled guitarist and singer. The senior McGhee often teamed up with his brother-in-law, John Evans, a fiddler, to play for local dances and parties. When Brownie was seven years of age, Evans built him a five-string banjo as his first instrument.
16. Feb. 1996 · Brownie began playing guitar, piano, and pump organ for the Solomon Temple Baptist Church. The frequency of his playing forced him to learn to use picks. He began using a thumb pick and finger picks for all of his guitar playing. When he was in the eighth grade he moved to Maryville, Tennessee.
19. Feb. 1996 · Brownie McGhee, the blues guitarist and singer who brought fingerpicking Piedmont blues to an international audience, died on Friday at Summit Hospital in Oakland, Calif., where he lived. He...
