Brownie McGhee

Brownie McGhee

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.

  • Title: Brownie McGhee
  • Popularity: 1.353
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1915-11-30
  • Place of Birth: Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
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  • Also Known As: Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Walter McGhee, Walter Brown "Brownie" McGhee, Walter Brown McGhee
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Brownie McGhee Movies

  • 1987
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    Angel Heart

    Angel Heart

    7.132 1987 HD

    A down-and-out Brooklyn detective is hired to track down a singer on an odyssey that will take him through the desperate streets of Harlem, the...

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  • 1979
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    The Jerk

    The Jerk

    6.9 1979 HD

    After discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson sets off on a hilarious misadventure that takes him...

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  • 2003
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    Red, White and Blues

    Red, White and Blues

    7.3 2003 HD

    Director Mike Figgis (Stormy Monday, Leaving Las Vegas, Time Code) joins musicians such as Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Tom Jones,...

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  • 2003
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    Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974

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

    3.8 2003 HD

    For some 30 years, they embodied "country blues" for folk music audiences around the globe. Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee were once ubiquitous, and...

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  • 1947
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    To Hear Your Banjo Play

    To Hear Your Banjo Play

    4.5 1947 HD

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

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  • 1964
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    American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train

    American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train

    1 1964 HD

    A 16 minute short comprising 2 acts of a 1964 event where an innovative group of musicians performed on a real railroad track. The audience on one...

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  • 1967
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    Festival

    Festival

    5.7 1967 HD

    Black and white footage of performances, interviews, and conversations at the Newport Folk Festival, from 1963 to 1966. The headliners are Peter,...

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  • 1992
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    Acoustic Routes

    Acoustic Routes

    7 1992 HD

    The story of seminal guitarist and singer Bert Jansch, from his early days in Edinburgh, Scotland, to becoming the acoustic guitarist that everyone...

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  • 2003
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    The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1

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

    1 2003 HD

    Taken from the European tours organised for American blues musicians between 1962 and 1969, this release features performances by several popular...

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  • 2003
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    The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2

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

    1 2003 HD

    Taken from the European tours organised for American blues musicians between 1962 and 1969, this release features performances by several popular...

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  • 2004
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    The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3

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

    10 2004 HD

    Taken from the European tours organised for American blues musicians between 1962 and 1969, this release features performances by several popular...

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  • 1977
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    Thank You, M'am

    Thank You, M'am

    1 1977 HD

    When a nurse leaves her job to walk home, a young boy tries to grab her pocketbook, but she wrestles him to the ground, gets her pocketbook back, and...

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  • 1982
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    Family Ties

    Family Ties

    7.3 1982 HD

    Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child...

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  • 1972
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    The Midnight Special

    The Midnight Special

    7.2 1972 HD

    The Midnight Special is an American late-night musical variety series that aired on NBC during the 1970s and early 1980s, created and produced by...

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