Born on this day – Brownie McGhee:

Brownie McGhee

Singer

Guitarist

Actor

November 30, 1915 – February 16, 1996

Credits:

Songs:

Ain't Nothin' Like Whiskey; Better Day; Betty and Dupree; Big Legged Woman; Blues for the Lowlands; Born And Livin' With The Blues; Bring It On Home To Me; Change The Lock On The Door; Corn Bread, Peas And Black Molasses; Feed Me Baby; Fighting a Losing Battle; God and Man; Heart in Sorrow; Hootin' the Blues; I Love You Baby; Jesus Gonna Make It Alright; Life Is a Gamble; Midnight Special; On The Road Again; People Get Ready; Rainy, Rainy Day; Red River Blues; Sail Away; Southern Train; Stranger Blues; Thats How I Feel; The Battle Is Over; The Blues; Trouble in Mind; Walk On; Whoopin' the Blues; You Bring Out The Boogie In Me.

Albums:

A Long Way from Home (1969); Back Country Blues (2016); Blues Hoot (1961 / 1963); Blues Is Truth (1976); Blues with Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee (1959); Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry at the 2nd Fret (1962); Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry Sing (1990); Brownie McGhee Blues (1955); Brownie McGhee Sings the Blues (1959); Brownie's Blues (1962); Down Home Blues (1960); Down South Summit Meetin' (1960); Facts of Life (1985); Folk Songs of Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee (1958); I Couldn't Believe My Eyes (1969 / 1973); Sonny & Brownie (1973); Sonny Is King (1963); The Folkways Years, 1945–1959 (1991); Traditional Blues, Vol. 1 (1951); Traditional Blues, Vol. 2 (1960); Washboard Band: Country Dance Music (1956).

Movies and television:

A Complete Unknown (2024); A Face in the Crowd (1957); A Matter of Degrees (1990); A Roomful of Music (1965); Acoustic Routes (1992); Anarchy in Manchester (2014); Angel Heart (1987); Arena (1988); Babysitting (1987); Bandstand (1966); Baseball (1994); Blues and Gospel Train (1964); Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (1993); Book of Numbers (1973); Buck and the Preacher (1972); Dave's Place (1965); Dogfight (1991); En remontant le Mississippi (1973); Family Ties (1988); Festival (1967); Folk America (2009); Folk Britannia (2006); Freedom Highway: Songs that Shaped a Century (2001); From the Vaults (2018); Get Crazy (1983); Guy X (2005); House at the End of the Street (2012); House of Lies (2013); Leadbelly (1976); Legends of Country Blues Guitar (1994); Library of Congress (1945); Loving (2016); Matlock (1989); Muromachi: Plate Lunch (1998); Physical Graffiti: A Classic Album Under Review (2008); Quest (1962); Superbad (2007); Thank You, M'am (1977); The Blues (1966 / 2003); The Blues Under the Skin (1973); The Hart & Lorne Terrific Hour (1970); The Jerk (1979); The Midnight Special (1973); The Mike Douglas Show (1973); The Old Grey Whistle Test (1973); The Revlon Revue (1959); The Rosey Grier Show (1970); The Soul of a Man (2003); The Strolling '20s (1966); The Sunday Break (1958); The Virginia Graham Show (1971); To Hear Your Banjo Play (1947.