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
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
Do You Believe In Magic
1965
Sonny & Brownie
1973
See What Tomorrow Brings
1965
The Road To Escondido
2006
Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 1947-1974
1985
Okeh Chicago Blues
1982
Lightnin' Hopkins
1969
The Story Of The Blues
1969
Get On Board (The Songs Of Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
2022
Get Crazy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1983
Okeh Rhythm & Blues
1982
NRBQ
1969
A Long Way From Home
1969
Evenin' Blues
1964
Lightnin' (The Blues Of Lightnin' Hopkins)
1961
Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry Sing
1958
Where Did You Sleep Last Night (Lead Belly Legacy Vol. 1)
1996
Mannish Boy
1989
The Okeh Sessions
1983
Credited work
1,665 releases · 344 albums · active 1950–2025
- Performance · 3,787
- Other credits · 103
Studios: Dimension Sound Studios, Boston · The Mixing Lab, Newton, Mass. · Bell Sound Studios · American Folk Blues Festival
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
- Lightnin' Hopkins
- Sonny Terry
- Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry
- Muddy Waters
- Leadbelly
- Dr. Feelgood