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Brownie McGhee
Knoxville, United States • 1915-11-30 – 1996-02-16
Brownie McGhee is credited on 1,157 releases across 347 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,157
Pressings credited
347
Albums
8
Decades active
168
In collections
Biography
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.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
1,157 releases · 347 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
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Hard Again
1977

Move It On Over
1978

This Was
1968

"The Lost Paramount Tapes"
1995

The Great Blues Men
1972

Lightnin' Hopkins
1969

See What Tomorrow Brings
1965

The Road To Escondido
2006

Do You Believe In Magic
1965

Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry Sing
1958

Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 1947-1974
1985

Sonny & Brownie
1973

Get On Board (The Songs Of Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
2022

Party Of One
2017

Okeh Chicago Blues
1982

Okeh Rhythm & Blues
1982

The Story Of The Blues
1969

NRBQ
1969

Bert And John
1966

At The Bunkhouse
1965

American Folk Singers And Balladeers
1964

Lightnin' (The Blues Of Lightnin' Hopkins)
1961

Popular Favorites
1996

Where Did You Sleep Last Night (Lead Belly Legacy Vol. 1)
1996
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
- Lightnin' Hopkins
- Sonny Terry
- Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry
- Muddy Waters
- Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry
- Leadbelly
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