I don’t sit here and dream because I don’t care about the future. I wouldn’t take nothin’ for my past and I’ve got enough behind me that I can write forever.
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| Birth: | 30th November, 1915 |
| Death: | 16th February, 1996 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Guitarist, Singer |
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Brownie McGhee was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was a Piedmont blues singer and guitarist, best known for his collaborations with the harmonica player Sonny Terry. At age 22, he became a traveling musician, working in the Rabbit Foot Minstrels and befriending Blind Boy Fuller, whose guitar playing influenced him greatly. Late in his life, McGhee began appearing in small film or TV roles. In 1987, McGhee gave a small but memorable performance as ill-fated blues singer Toots Sweet in the supernatural thriller movie, Angel Heart. Guitar Styles of Brownie McGhee was published in New York in 1971.
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