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Roots of Blues — Brownie McGehee „Death Of Blind Boy Fuller”

January 12th, 2010 7 comments

„Death Of Blind Boy Fuller” (WB McGhee) Recorded: Chicago, May 23, 1941 Brownie McGhee (g) (vcl) (acc) Walter Brown (“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 He grew up in Kingsport, Tennessee and suffered from polio as a child, which incapacitated his leg. His brother Granville “Sticks” McGhee got his nickname from pushing young Brownie around in a cart. McGhee …

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