Artist: Brownie McGhee

Brownie McGhee
Aliases
Brownie McGhee (Blind Boy Fuller #2)
Real name
Walter Brown McGhee
Born
November 30, 1915
Died
February 16, 1996
Country
United States
Comments
Piedmont blues guitarist and singer.
Member of
Washboard Band
Family
Sticks McGhee   Brother

Performances

Originals

Title down Performer Release date Covered by
1 Drinking Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee "Stick" McGhee and His Buddy 1947 (17 artists)
2 Fighting a Losing Battle Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee 1959 The Bintangs
3 Living With the Blues Brownie McGhee 1958 (3 artists)
4 Me and My Dog Blues Brownie McGhee 1940 Henry Johnson
5 Pawn Shop Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee 1960 Spirit
6 Pawnshop Blues Brownie McGhee 1946 Bernie Pearl
7 Ride and Roll Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee 1956 Colin James
8 So Much Trouble Brownie McGhee 1952 (2 artists)
9 Southern Train Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee 1959 Dion
10 Walk On Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee 1961 Backbone Slip

Covers

Title down Performer Release date Originally by
1 Ain't No Tellin' Brownie McGhee 1994 Ishman Bracey
2 Backwater Blues Brownie McGhee 1960 Bessie Smith
3 Bad Blood Brownie McGhee 1947 Walter Davis
4 Big Legged Woman Brownie McGhee 1947 Johnnie Temple
5 Cherry Red Brownie McGhee 1952 Pete Johnson and His Boogie Woogie Boys
6 Don't Go No Further Brownie McGhee 1947 Muddy Waters
7 Go on Blues Brownie McGhee 1947 Bumble Bee Slim
8 I Feel So Good Brownie McGhee 1952 Big Bill Broonzy
9 I Shall Not Be Moved Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee 1960
10 Jelly Roll Baker Brownie McGhee 1960 Lonnie Johnson
11 John Henry Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry 1958
12 Key to the Highway Brownie McGhee 1946 Charlie Segar
13 Lovin' With a Feeling Brownie McGhee 1946 Tampa Red
14 Mean Ole Frisco Brownie McGhee 1946 Arthur Crudup
15 Night Time Is the Right Time Brownie McGhee 1946 Honey Dripper
16 Pickin' My Tomatoes Brownie McGhee 1940 Little Son Joe
17 St. James Infirmary Blues Brownie McGhee 1960 Louis Armstrong & His Savoy Ballroom Five
18 Step It up and Go No. 2 Brownie McGhee (Blind Boy Fuller #2) 1941 Blind Boy Fuller
19 Trouble in Mind Brownie McGhee 1962 Thelma La Vizzo
20 Worried Life Blues Brownie McGhee 1946 Big Maceo - Sleepy John Estes

Songs written by

Original songs

Title down Written by Covered by
1 Fighting a Losing Battle Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry The Bintangs
2 Living With the Blues Brownie McGhee (3 artists)
3 Me and My Dog Blues Brownie McGhee Henry Johnson
4 Pawn Shop Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry Spirit
5 Pawnshop Blues Blind Boy Fuller, Brownie McGhee Bernie Pearl
6 Ride and Roll Brownie McGhee Colin James
7 So Much Trouble Brownie McGhee (2 artists)
8 Southern Train Brownie McGhee Dion
9 Walk On Brownie McGhee, Ruth McGhee Backbone Slip

Releases

Audio album

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Blues Is My Companion Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee 1959 Verve
2 Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry Sing Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry 1958 Folkways
3 Brownie's Blues Brownie McGhee 1962 Prestige Bluesville
4 The Complete Brownie McGhee Brownie McGhee 1994 Columbia
5 Folk Songs of Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee 1959 Roulette
6 Just a Closer Walk With Thee Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee 1960 Fantasy
7 Traditional Blues Sung by Brownie McGhee Volume One Brownie McGhee 1960 Folkways
8 Traditional Blues Sung by Brownie McGhee Volume Two Brownie McGhee 1960 Folkways

Audio single

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Bad Blood Brownie McGhee 1947 Alert
2 Drinking Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee "Stick" McGhee and His Buddy 1947 Harlem
3 I Feel So Good Brownie McGhee 1952 Jax
4 I'm 10.000 Years Old Brownie McGhee 1952 Jax
5 Key to the Highway Brownie McGhee 1946 Alert
6 Living With the Blues Brownie McGhee 1958 Savoy
7 Me and My Dog Blues Brownie McGhee 1940 OKeh
8 Mean Ole Frisco Brownie McGhee 1946 Alert
9 New Bad Blood Blues Brownie McGhee 1953 Jax
10 Night Time Is the Right Time Brownie McGhee 1946 Alert
11 Pawnshop Blues Brownie McGhee 1946 Disc
12 Pickin' My Tomatoes Brownie McGhee - Blind Boy Fuller 1940 OKeh
13 Ride and Roll Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee 1956 Groove
14 So Much Trouble Brownie McGhee 1952 Savoy
15 Strange Woman Brownie McGhee 1947 Alert
16 Too Nicey Mama Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee 1960 Prestige
17 The Way I Feel Brownie McGhee 1947 Disc
18 Workingman's Blues Brownie McGhee (Blind Boy Fuller #2) 1941 OKeh
19 Worried Life Blues Brownie McGhee 1946 Alert

Performances also appear on

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Blues Hoot various artists 1961 Horizon

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