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Brownie McGhee

real name Walter Brown McGhee

Knoxville, United States · 1915-11-30 – 1996-02-16

Brownie McGhee is credited on 1,157 releases across 349 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,157

Credits

349

Albums

8

Decades active

175

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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.

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1,157 releases · 349 albums · active 1950–2025

  • Performance · 2,592
  • Other credits · 53

Studios: Dimension Sound Studios, Boston · The Mixing Lab, Newton, Mass. · Bell Sound Studios · American Folk Blues Festival

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