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	Brownie McGhee
		McGhee, whose guitar style at the time was greatly influenced bythat of Blind Boy Fuller, eventually made it to Durham, NorthCarolina, where Fuller was based.
		In need of someoneto fill Fuller's role as a recording artist, Long had McGhee useFuller's guitar and cut a song McGhee wrote about his departedmentor called "The Death of Blind Boy Fuller." For awhile, McGhee even went as Blind Boy Fuller #2.
		McGhee was born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee.
	www.telecaster.demon.co.uk /docs/brownie_.htm (546 words)

	Mighty Sam McClain, Fred McDowell, Brownie McGhee profiles on Rev Rabia BLUES UP
		Brownie McGhee guitar player and Sonny Terry harmonica player came together in 1939, and duo last until Terry's death in 1986 (with occasional estrangements).
		When young boy Brownie McGhee (born 1915 Knoxville, Tennessee) had polio and his parents abandon him so he went to school for three days, work on service station for the rest of the week and play guitar on streets for change.
		From streets, somebody (J. Long) representing Okeh Records pick him up to Chicago and recorded 9 songs -Brownie got 125 dollars for it, but...
	www.bluesup.com /CDreviewsMc.html (1425 words)

	Homespun Tapes
		Brownie and I put this book together in 1971 and it features some biographical information (he dictated his autobiography to me) as well as my notes on his guitar style and roughly a dozen of his songs.
		Date: 8/1/2003 9:42:52 AM Regarding "Brownie McGhee Blues Guitar:"
		I am considering recording a video/DVD lesson on Brownie's style, if I can do him justice.
	www.homespuntapes.com /Tackboard/show.asp?ID=3186&tbID=49&tID=3179 (147 words)

	Brownie McGhee
		Other items to look out for: The Best Of Brownie McGhee (Storyville STCD 8014), made in 1971, is perhaps not the best, but its very good; as always there are a number of re-recordings of familiar songs, but there's an intriguing Tennessee Blues, on which Brownie both plays guitar and overdubs piano.
		The same music that made Brownie and his partner Sonny Terry a hot item during the boom years of folk music now tends to be dismissed as too smooth and folksy for contemporary fans, not raw enough for country blues aficionados, and not hard-hitting enough for the more electric-oriented crowd.
		Brownie, in particular, was articulate, almost cultivated in his diction; on live recordings, he sometimes sounds like Duke Ellington when he addresses the audience.
	www.island.net /~blues/brownie.html (2262 words)

	Brownie McGhee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Walter "Brownie" McGhee (November 30 1915- February 16 1996) was a folk-blues singer and guitarist, best known for his collaborations with the harmonica player Sonny Terry.
		McGhee spent much of his youth immersed in music, singing with local harmony group (the Golden Voices Gospel Quartet) and teaching himself the guitar.
		By that McGhee was recording for Okeh records in Chicago, but his real success did not come until his 1942 relocation to New York City, where he was teamed up with Terry.
	www.batavia.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Brownie_McGhee (252 words)

	Piedmont-style bluesman Brownie McGhee dies at 80
		OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Brownie McGhee, a guitarist and singer who helped popularize the blues style of the Piedmont area of the Carolinas, has died.
		In the early 1940s, McGhee, a native of Knoxville, Tenn., and harmonica player Sonny Terry came together and started generating attention for the Piedmont blues, a mesh of guitar and harmonica.
		McGhee is survived by three daughters and three sons, as well as 16 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.
	www.chron.com /content/chronicle/features/96/02/20/mcghee.html (226 words)

	Brownie McGhee
		Other items to look out for: The Best Of Brownie McGhee (Storyville STCD 8014), made in 1971, is perhaps not the best, but its very good; as always there are a number of re-recordings of familiar songs, but there's an intriguing Tennessee Blues, on which Brownie both plays guitar and overdubs piano.
		The same music that made Brownie and his partner Sonny Terry a hot item during the boom years of folk music now tends to be dismissed as too smooth and folksy for contemporary fans, not raw enough for country blues aficionados, and not hard-hitting enough for the more electric-oriented crowd.
		Brownie, in particular, was articulate, almost cultivated in his diction; on live recordings, he sometimes sounds like Duke Ellington when he addresses the audience.
	www.island.net /~blues/brownie.html (2262 words)

	LivinBlues- Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry
		Brownie contracted Polio at a young age, so he spent much of his time in bed practicing the guitar.
		Brownie McGhee was born Walter Brown McGhee in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1915.
		Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry were among the first Blues artists to tour Europe during the 1950s and recording to the early-'60s albums for Folkways, Choice, World Pacific, Bluesville, and Fantasy.
	www.livinblues.com /bluesrooms/brownieandsonny.asp (426 words)

	Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee: Walk On - PopMatters Music Review
		McGhee's guitar playing was one of the first to be dubbed Piedmont blues style, and he was featured on a number of recordings throughout the '40s and '50s, including the likes of Leadbelly and Woody Guthrie.
		Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee hit their stride during the folk boom of the late '50s, when they toured incessantly and were championed by the then up-and-coming folk artists like one Bob Dylan.
		Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee were playing together for the first time after having split a few years earlier, and whatever there differences may have been were laid to rest at least while on stage.
	www.popmatters.com /music/reviews/t/terrysonny-walkon.shtml (681 words)

	Blues Foundation :: Inductees
		Perhaps because of his inability to interact fully with neighborhood children, Brownie learned to play guitar and piano.
		Walter Brown "Brownie" McGhee was born November 15, 1915 in Knoxville, Tennessee.
		Shortly thereafter Brownie contracted polio which shortened his right leg and made it difficult to walk without the aid of a crutch or cane.
	www.blues.org /halloffame/inductees.php4?ArtistId=17 (748 words)

	Brownie McGhee : Oldies.com
		McGhee learned guitar from his father, and started a musical career early on, playing in church before he was 10 years old, and on the road with medicine shows, carnivals and minstrel troupes in his early teens.
		His younger brother was Granville "Sticks" McGhee, also a singer and blues guitarist.
		He met Sonny Terry in 1939, and their partnership was to become one of the most enduring in blues...
	www.oldies.com /artist/view.cfm/id_461.html (134 words)

	review_print.php?id=3560
		The Berklee-trained Elf has a beautifully round, well-defined, tone that bears the mark of a variety of guitar influences from Charlie Christian to Wes Montgomery.
		Track Listing: Brownie Speaks; Blues in the Night; From This Moment On; Smoke Gets in Your eyes; No More Blues; The Conflict; Stompin' At The Savoy; Heartfelt; Walker's Walk; Pemble's Tremble; Lady Be Good; Blues for Jenny.
		Elf starts with a solid Clifford Brown (”Brownie Speaks”) and winds through a strolling “Blues in the Night”.
	www.allaboutjazz.com /php/review_print.php?id=3560 (372 words)

	Mark Elf MP3 Downloads - Mark Elf Music Downloads - Mark Elf Music Videos
		Elf is a gifted technical player that has the heart, soul, and swing to back him up, as well as his amplified guitar.
		Guitarist Mark Elf's fifth recording showcases his talents in a trio setting with bassist Jay Leonhart and drummer Dennis Mackrel, who lift the leader's jazz fervor to new heights.
		Without another melodic foil, the pressure is on Elf to keep the music interesting and active, which he does in spades.
	www.mp3.com /albums/344414/summary.html (463 words)

	Amazon.com: New York Cats: Music: Mark Elf
		Mark Elf, a guitarist gifted with far greater chops and improvisational abilities than many of his better-known peers, has achieved his modest commercial success the old-fashioned way: issuing his imaginatively arranged music on his own label, effectively spreading the word, touring, then watching his smartly programmed efforts catch fire at jazz radio.
		The trio consisting of Mark Elf on guitar, bassist Jay Leonhart and drummer Dennis Mackrel form a cohesive unit that approaches the mainstream repetoire represented on this excellent release with zest and conviction.
		The guitarist creates artful tension on "Stomping at the Savoy" by staggering the theme the second time through, and he drops the rhythm section for a shimmering "Lady Be Good." Elf's own compositions - particularly, the melancholy ballad "Heartfelt" and bouncy swinger "Walker's Walk" - are similarly appealing.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00000I0SA?v=glance (789 words)

	Daily News (Los Angeles, CA): BROWNIE MCGHEE, 80, SANG PIEDMONT BLUES.(NEWS)(Obituary)@ HighBeam Research
		Brownie McGhee, the blues guitarist and singer who brought finger-picking Piedmont blues to an international audience, died Friday at Summit Hospital in Oakland, Calif., where he lived.
		Piedmont blues meshes bouncy guitar picking and strumming with rhythmic, hooting harmonica; McGhee's...
		In a long-running partnership with harmonica player Sonny Terry, who died in 1986, McGhee preserved and popularized the blues style of the Piedmont area of the Carolinas.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:83919331&refid=holomed_1 (182 words)

	Bayside Press.com - Authors
		Brownie McGhee Born with the Blues- 1966-1992
		On six of the selections, McGhee's passionate vocals and outstanding guitar work are accompanied by legendary blues...
		Tennessee-born, Carolina-influenced, New York-based (in his “folk boom” glory) and a Californian at the time of his death, Brownie showed a wide stylistic range from turn-of-the-century ragtime (Come on, Keep It Coming) to the lyrical...
	www.baysidepress.com /authors.asp?author=738 (319 words)

	Stick McGhee
		Stick McGhee got his nickname during the years when he was pushing his handicapped older brother, future blues legend Brownie McGhee, in a wagon with a stick.
		It was nowhere to be found, so he took Stick and Brownie back into the studio to record it again, which was fortunate because the 1949 version adopted the new "rocking" rhythm, which was coming into vogue that year.
		Stick (his real name was Granville McGhee) served in the Army during WWII, during which time he often pulled out his guitar to play.
	www.hoyhoy.com /stick.htm (299 words)

	Carolina Blues NYC 1944, MP3 Album Music Download at eMusic
		The two play up their differences as the more sophisticated sounding Guitar Slim berates Jelly Belly for his shiftless ways and fondness for "ten-cent wine." It appears the two had some wild adventures with disreputable woman in taking their music to the road.
		This traveling pair also recorded as the Backporch Boys, Blues King and The Bluesboys bringing rural, east coast Blues in the tradition of Blind Boy Fuller, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee to their nostalgic constituents displaced to the big Northern cities during and after World War II.
		Here Alex "Guitar Slim" Seward and Louis Hayes ("Fat Boy" or "Jelly Belly") are captured in New York City.
	www.emusic.com /album/10897/10897599.html (360 words)

	Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee and Mississippi John Hurt, Hedy West & Paul Cadwell
		Around the top of any aficionados list were the names of Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, who helped define the blues with their matchless combination of vocals, harmonica, and guitar.
		Currently, there are not enough Tomatometer critic reviews for Sonny Terry& Brownie McGhee and Mississippi John Hurt, Hedy West & Paul Cadwell to receive a rating.
		Memoirs of a Geisha caused an uproar with the controversial casting of Chinese actress Ziyi Zhang.
	www.rottentomatoes.com /m/sonny_terry_and_brownie_mcghee_and_mississippi_john_hurt_hedy_west_and_paul_cadwell (471 words)

	Tower Records - The Folkways Years: 1945-1959 - Brownie McGhee
		Personnel: Brownie McGhee (vocals, guitar); Sonny Terry (vocals, harmonica); Coyal McMahan (vocals, maracas); Wilbert "Big Chief" Ellis (piano); Gene Moore (drums).
		Tower Records - The Folkways Years: 1945-1959 - Brownie McGhee
	www.towerrecords.com /product.aspx?pfid=1040313 (108 words)

	Mason Williams Discography
		Mason Williams, Brownie and Sonny, Shenandoah Trio, Katie Lee, Barbara Dane, Rod McKuen, Art and Paul, Roy Gues, Phil Campos, The Tennessee Three, Lightin' Hopkins, Big Joe Williams.
		Mason Williams-guitar/vocal, Baxter Taylor-guitar/vocal, Bill Cheatwood-banjo/guitar, Johnny Horton-guitar/vocal.
		Carmen Dragon-conductor, George Alexander-guitar/vocals, Raymond Manton-tenor, Mason Williams-guitar/banjo/vocals.
	www.masonwilliams-online.com /careerdisc.html (857 words)

	The BluesHarp Page:Legends:Sonny Terry
		Terry made some nice sides in an RandB mode for Jax, Jackson, Red Robin, RCA Victor, Groove, Harlem, Old Town, and Ember during the '50s, usually with Brownie close by on guitar.
		Terry had met Brownie McGhee in 1939, and upon the death of Fuller, they joined forces, playing together on a 1941 McGhee date for Okeh and settling in New York as a duo in 1942, There they broke into the folk scene, working alongside Leadbelly, Josh White, and Woody Guthrie.
		But it was the folk boom of the late '50s and early Us that made Brownie and Sonny household names (at least among folk aficionados).
	www.bluesharp.ca /legends/sonny.html (717 words)

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		Personnel: Damian "Junior Gong" Marley (vocals, drums); Stephen Marley (guitar, keyboards, bass, drums, background vocals); Julian Marley (guitar, keyboards, bass, background vocals); Owen Reid (guitar, bass); Bob Marley (guitar); Earl Fitzsimmonds, Carl McClaughlin, Noel Davey (keyboards); Christopher Meredith (bass); Robert Brownie, Wilburn Squiddly Cole, Sly Dunbar (drums); Cedella Marley, Sharon Marley, Erica Newell (background vocals).
		Damian Junior Gong Marley - Welcome To Jamrock
		Producers: Stephen Marley, David Marley, Rohan Marley, Robert Marley, Kymani Marley, Julian Marley, Damian "Junior Gong" Marley.
	www.overstock.com /sm---pg-PRODUCT_pi-315371_ti-82125.html (191 words)

	EARL HOOKER
		[EARL HOOKER appeared as a sideman on albums I produced by JOHN LEE HOOKER, JIMMY WITHERSPOON, JOHNNY "BIG MOOSE" WALKER, LITTLE ANDREW "BLUES BOY" ODOM, and BROWNIE McGHEE AND SONNY TERRY, q.v.
		EARL HOOKER, guitar, vocal; JOHNNY "BIG MOOSE" WALKER, piano, organ, vocal; LITTLE ANDREW "BLUES BOY" ODOM, vocal; JEFFREY M. harmonica; PAUL ASBELL, guitar; CHESTER E. "GINO" SKAGGS, Fender bass; ROOSEVELT SHAW, drums.
		[This is a CD reissue which I did not put together, but which contains cuts featuring Earl Hooker both as a leader and as a sideman with John Lee Hooker, Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry, Johnny "Big Moose" Walker, Andrew "Voice" Odom, and Charles Brown]
	www.edmicheljazzproducer.com /earl_hooker.htm (191 words)

	American Folk Theater "Hootenanny" (Brownie Macintosh, Eric Weissberg, Joyce James, Gene & Franchesca, Theodore Bikel)
		With all due respect to the late Dave Guard, formerly of the Kingston Trio, his liner notes understate the impact that this album had on me. Brownie, Theodore Bikel, Eric Weissberg, Gene and Franchesca and what may have been Joyce (Womenfolk) James last recording issue all contribute to making this album an absolute delight.
		La Llorona - Joyce James and Gene and Francesca, accompanied by Eric Weissberg, guitar
		Café By the Sea - Gene and Francesca, accompanied by Eric Weissberg, guitar
	users2.ev1.net /~smyth/BrownieMac/ContentPgs/Store-HootAlbum.htm (428 words)

	George Graham Reviews Ball & Sultan
		While Ball and Sultan draw on some of the influence of Piedmont bluesmen like Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee -- such as their configuration, with one playing guitar and one singing and playing harmonica -- their background is quite different.
		Kenny Sultan took up guitar at age seven, and was introduced to the blues by his brother.
		The harmonica man and lead singer, Tom Ball, also plays guitar, which he took up at age eleven, before turning to the harmonica and playing in various Chicago-style blues bands during the 1960s.
	www.georgegraham.com /ballsult.html (1229 words)

	End result of 9/11 Hearings - Dentistry
		In article , "El SmoKabong" wrote: Public Service Announcement for members of crossposted groups: The following sock puppet: "El Kabong" wrote: is a known troll by the name of Ed Blum who infests the alt.guitar.amps newsgroup.
		Public Service Announcement of Rebuttal: The below useless twit, Dr. Pansy Plonk falsely misrepresents certain people as trolls and falsely recommends censorship of them since the close-minded twit is trying to score brownie points from his heewo, extremist right winger Willy Witless aka Lard Fart Valve.
		> In article , > > Public Service Announcement for members of crossposted groups: > > The following sock puppet: > > "El Kabong" wrote: > > is a known troll by the name of Ed Blum who posts on the alt.guitar.amps > newsgroup.
	www.medicaltalk.org /_End_result_of_911_Hearings-25556810-10-a.html (1229 words)

	VH1.com : Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee : Biography
		There were sides for Asch and Savoy in 1944 before three fine sessions for Capitol in 1947 (the first two featuring Stick McGhee rather than Brownie on guitar) and another in 1950.
		Terry made some nice sides in an R&B mode for Jax, Jackson, Red Robin, RCA Victor, Groove, Harlem, Old Town, and Ember during the '50s, usually with Brownie close by on guitar.
		While Brownie McGhee was incredibly prolific in the studio during the mid-'40s, Terry was somewhat less so as a leader (perhaps most of his time was occupied by his prominent role in Finian's Rainbow on Broadway for approximately two years beginning in 1946).
	www.vh1.com /artists/az/terry_sonny_and_brownie_mcghee/bio.jhtml (494 words)

	Stick McGhee
		Stick McGhee got his nickname during the years when he was pushing his handicapped older brother, future blues legend Brownie McGhee, in a wagon with a stick.
		Stick (his real name was Granville McGhee) served in the Army during WWII, during which time he often pulled out his guitar to play.
		It was nowhere to be found, so he took Stick and Brownie back into the studio to record it again, which was fortunate because the 1949 version adopted the new "rocking" rhythm, which was coming into vogue that year.
	www.hoyhoy.com /stick.htm (299 words)

	VH1.com : Sticks McGhee : Biography
		Mayo Williams's Harlem logo made little impression in 1947, but a rollicking 1949 remake for Atlantic (as Stick McGhee & His Buddies) proved a massive R&B hit (brother Brownie chiming in on guitar and harmony vocal).
		Young Granville McGhee earned his nickname by pushing his polio-stricken older brother Brownie through the streets of Kingsport, TN, on a cart that he propelled with a stick.
		McGhee was inspired to pen "Drinkin' Wine" while in Army boot camp during World War II; it was apparently a ribald military chant that the McGhees cleaned up for public consumption later on.
	www.vh1.com /artists/az/mcghee_sticks/bio.jhtml (269 words)

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