Brownie McGhee

Summary

Brownie McGhee is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Knoxville^[2]. He was born on November 30, 1915^[3]. He died in Oakland^[4]. He died on February 16, 1996^[5]. He worked as a guitarist^[6], singer^[7], and pianist^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (592 views/month, #7,166 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Brownie McGhee was born in Knoxville^[2].
• Brownie McGhee passed away in Oakland^[4].
• Brownie McGhee was born on November 30, 1915^[3].
• Brownie McGhee died on February 16, 1996^[5].
• Brownie McGhee held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Brownie McGhee is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[11].
• Brownie McGhee's professions included guitarist^[6].
• Brownie McGhee worked as a singer^[7].
• Brownie McGhee worked as a pianist^[8].
• Brownie McGhee is recorded as male^[12].
• Brownie McGhee's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• Brownie McGhee's genre is blues^[14].
• Brownie McGhee's record label is recorded as Jubilee Records^[15].
• Brownie McGhee is part of Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee^[16].
• The cause of death was stomach cancer^[17].
• Brownie McGhee's family name is recorded as McGhee^[18].
• Brownie McGhee's given name is recorded as Walter^[19].
• Brownie McGhee's given name is recorded as Brown^[20].
• Brownie McGhee's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[21].
• Brownie McGhee's instrument is recorded as guitar^[22].
• Brownie McGhee's instrument is recorded as piano^[23].
• Brownie McGhee's instrument is recorded as voice^[24].
• Brownie McGhee's partner in business or sport is recorded as Sonny Terry^[25].
• Brownie McGhee's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians^[26].
• Brownie McGhee's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1915-11-30^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1996-02-16^[31]

• Genre(s): blues, piedmont blues^[32]

• Community tags: blues, piedmont blues^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 9d48cb68-cd4d-49fe-b7a8-d31deb678fe8^[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Brownie McGhee was born in Knoxville^[2]. He was born on November 30, 1915^[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include guitarist^[6], singer^[7], and pianist^[8].

Death and Burial

Brownie McGhee died on February 16, 1996^[5]. He passed away in Oakland^[4]. The cause of death was stomach cancer^[17].

Why It Matters

Brownie McGhee ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (592 views/month, #7,166 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

FAQs

Where was Brownie McGhee born?

Brownie McGhee's place of birth was Knoxville^[2].

Where did Brownie McGhee die?

Brownie McGhee died in Oakland^[4].

What did Brownie McGhee do for work?

Brownie McGhee worked as guitarist^[6], singer^[7], and pianist^[8].