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Born: November 30, 1915 in Knoxville, TN
Years Active: 40 's, 50 's, 60 's, 70 's
Died: February 23, 1996 in Oakland, CA
Genre: Blues

Biography:
Brownie McGhee's death in 1996 represents an enormous and irreplaceable loss to the blues field. Although he had been semi-retired and suffering from stomach cancer, the guitarist was still the leading Piedmont-style bluesman on the planet, venerated ...More >>

Discography: 1996 Jump Little Children 1996 Blues Is Truth 1989 Rainy Day [Tomato] 1985 Facts of Life 1973 I Couldn't Believe My Eyes More >>

Filmograpy:

1997	Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues - Rare Performances 1948-1974
1994	Legends of Country Blues Guitar, Vol. 1
1992	Country Blues Guitar, Part 3
1987	Angel Heart

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Member Of: Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee Lightnin' Hopkins & Blues Summit More >> Similar Artists: Josh White Rev. Gary Davis Blind Boy Fuller Lightnin' Hopkins Etta Baker More >>

Influenced By: Blind Lemon Jefferson Leadbelly More >> Followers: Hans Theessink Guitar Nubbit & Alabama Watson Moses Rascoe Madcat & Kane Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee More >>

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