McGHEE, WALTER BROWN (BROWNIE
). Bluesman ( in Knoxville, Tennessee). He began to study piano with his sister when he was eight years old; later he taught himself guitar, influenced by his guitarist father. He began to play professionally in 1933, touring the small towns throughout the area; he organized a blues band in Knoxville, which included washboards along with guitars, harmonica, and bass. He also played with minstrel groups and medicine shows. In 1939 he met Blind BoyBlind Boy...