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Brownie McGhee

Brownie McGhee is a person, active since 1915. Member of Brownie McGhee & His Jook Block Busters, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Union Boys.

Brownie McGhee

Person · Active since 1915

Brownie McGhee is a musician in the Credits.fm index identified by 1 IPI number and 1 ISNI identifier. A musician is the person or group behind the codes — IPI numbers identify them as a songwriter or publisher, ISNI identifiers as a creative contributor, and their recordings each carry an ISRC.

IPI identities

Brownie McGheeIPI 00018912582MusicBrainz·MLC

ISNI

0000 0000 8103 7905

SourcesMusicBrainzMLC✓2 sources

Last verified: September 13, 2026

Verified on

MusicBrainz artist record
ISNI.org identity 0000000081037905

Identifier Graph

Member of

Brownie McGhee & His Jook Block Busters Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee Union Boys

Credit Chain

MusicianBrownie McGhee

ISNI0000 0000 8103 7905

BM

Brownie McGhee

McGhee, Brownie

Songwriter · Performer

Member of Brownie McGhee & His Jook Block Busters, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Union Boys

IPI: 00018912582 ISNI: 0000 0000 8103 7905

48Recordings

10Works

17Releases

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Credits

'Fore Day Creep

Brownie McGhee

Songwriterguitar

A Letter to Lightnin’ Hopkins (Lightnin’s Blues)

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

via Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

BACK TO NEW ORLEANS

Unknown Artist

ComposerLyricist

Bad Blood

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

via Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

Betty and Dupree

Brownie McGhee

Songwriterguitar

Bicycle Boogie

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

via Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

Big Leg Woman

Muddy Waters

Big Leg Woman

Muddy Waters

Black, Brown and White

Brownie McGhee

SongwriterPerformer

Bulldog Blues

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

via Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

C.C.Rider – Where Did She Go

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

via Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

Crow Jane Blues

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

via Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

Daisy

Brownie McGhee

Songwriterguitar

Ease My Worried Mind

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

via Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

Feel So Good

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

via Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

Forgive Me

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

via Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

FREIGHT TRAIN

Unknown Artist

Going Down Slow

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

via Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

I (Believe You Got a Sidekick)

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

via Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

If You Lose Your Money

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

via Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

IF YOU LOSE YOUR MONEY

Unknown Artist

John Henry

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

via Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

John Henry

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

via Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

Key to the Highway

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

via Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

Key to the Highway

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

via Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

Key to the Highway 70 No.1

Brownie McGhee

SongwriterPerformer

Living With the Blues

Hans Theessink

Living With the Blues

Don McLean

MAN AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A FOOL

Unknown Artist

Man Ain’t Nothin’ but a Fool

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

via Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

Mean Old Frisco

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

via Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

Meet You in the Morning

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

via Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

Million Lonesome Women

Brownie McGhee

Songwriterguitar

Old Jabo

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

via Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

Pawn Shop Blues

Brownie McGhee

Songwriterguitar

Pawn Shop Blues

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

via Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

Pawn Shop Blues

Taj Mahal, Ry Cooder

RIGHT ON THAT SHORE

Unknown Artist

RIGHT ON THE SHORE

Unknown Artist

Rising Sun

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

via Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

Sittin’ on Top of the World

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

via Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

Smiling and Crying the Blues

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

via Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

Stranger Blues

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

via Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

ComposerPerformer

Sweet Woman

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

via Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

The Red Cross Store

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

via Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

The Woman Is Killing Me

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

via Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

UAW-CIO

Pete Seeger

Whoopin’ the Blues

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

via Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

Musical Works (9)

BACK TO NEW ORLEANS0 verifiedT-070226989-3 Can't Help Myself0 verifiedT-070237398-5 Daisy0 verifiedT-071361134-7 Pawn Shop Blues0 verifiedT-700052830-5 Rising Sun0 verifiedT-700058253-8 Million Lonesome Women0 verifiedT-700115719-5 Living With the Blues0 verifiedT-918240957-0 Untitled Work0 verifiedT-925931691-1 Big Leg Woman0 verifiedT-926325459-7

Groups (3)

Brownie McGhee & His Jook Block Busters

Group

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

Group

Union Boys

Group

Discography (17)

A Black Woman's Man: The Essential Brownie McGhee

A Black Woman's Man: The Essential Brownie McGhee

2002 · Indigo Recordings

Back Home Blues

Back Home Blues

2001 · Past Perfect Silver Line

Blues Is Truth

Blues Is Truth

1996 · The Blues Alliance

Born for Bad Luck

Born for Bad Luck

1994 · History

Bound To Go (Live)

Bound To Go (Live)

Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry Sing

Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry Sing

Brownie's Blues

Brownie's Blues

2006 · Original Blues Classics

Brownie's Blues

Brownie's Blues

1991 · Carrere Music

Essential Classics, Vol. 640: Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

Essential Classics, Vol. 640: Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

Facts Of Life

Facts Of Life

2007

New York Blues and R&B 1947–1955

New York Blues and R&B 1947–1955

2007 · JSP Records

Omega: The Final Recordings

Omega: The Final Recordings

2000 · Westside

Rare Blues Grooves

Rare Blues Grooves

2001 · Lester Recording Catalog

The Complete Brownie McGhee

The Complete Brownie McGhee

1994 · Columbia

The Complete Brownie McGhee

The Complete Brownie McGhee

1994 · Columbia

The Folkways Years, 1945-1959

The Folkways Years, 1945-1959

1991

The Ultimate Jazz Archive

The Ultimate Jazz Archive

2005 · Membran

Top Collaborators

BMG GOLD SONGS

RightsAdministrator · 1 song

Publishers

IRVING MUSICOriginalPublisherIPI: 00355698807

2 recordings

PRU MUSIC PUBLISHINGOriginalPublisherIPI: 00024995656

2 recordings

CIRECO MUSICOriginalPublisherIPI: 00055752566

1 recording

STORMING HEAVEN MUSICOriginalPublisherIPI: 00333963159

1 recording

Related Musicians

Other members of Brownie McGhee & His Jook Block Busters, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Union Boys

Alan Lomax

Burl Ives

Josh White

Pete Seeger

Sonny Terry

Tom Glazer

Who is Brownie McGhee?

Brownie McGhee is a songwriter and performer, active since 1915. Brownie McGhee is a member of Brownie McGhee & His Jook Block Busters, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee and Union Boys, and credits from those groups are included in this catalog.

Our database contains 48 recordings, 10 musical works, and 17 releases credited to Brownie McGhee. Credits data is sourced from the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC), MusicBrainz (CC0), and Spotify.

People also ask

What identifiers does Brownie McGhee have?+

Brownie McGhee is identified by IPI 00018912582 and ISNI 0000 0000 8103 7905. IPI numbers identify a songwriter or publisher across collection societies; ISNI identifies a creative contributor across registries.

How many recordings is Brownie McGhee credited on?+

The index links Brownie McGhee to 48 recordings and 10 musical works, each carrying its own ISRC. Credits come from the MLC, MusicBrainz (CC0), and Spotify.

Is Brownie McGhee in a group?+

Brownie McGhee is a member of Brownie McGhee & His Jook Block Busters, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Union Boys; credits earned through those groups are included in this catalog.

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