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

Covers

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

Songs written by

Original songs

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

Releases

Audio album

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

Audio single

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

Performances also appear on

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

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