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Brownie McGhee quotes

American Musician November 30, 1915 – February 16, 1996

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From then on in, me and Sonny started makin' records. My first records, Sonny was backin' me up. Sonny wasn't singin' natural at the time; he was singin' falsetto. Brownie McGhee
I don't sit here and dream because I don't care about the future. I wouldn't take nothin' for my past and I've got enough behind me that I can write forever. Brownie McGhee
Something is better than nothing. Doin' anything for a man, there's investments involved, there's time and production. It's better to give him ten bucks and get a record out than to never record the cat. Brownie McGhee
Brownie McGhee quote: "There's a lot of good musicians who are unheard of. Get it..."
There's a lot of good musicians who are unheard of. Get it down before they pass away. Brownie McGhee
Brownie McGhee quote: "Logically, when you talkin' about folk music and blues, you..."
Logically, when you talkin' about folk music and blues, you find out it's music of just plain people. Brownie McGhee
Brownie McGhee quote: "When somebody blazes a path to a highway that never end, you..."
When somebody blazes a path to a highway that never end, you should appreciate 'em some. Brownie McGhee
Everybody would grab a guitar and listen to somebody else and call themselves a folk singer. When they didn't know no more songs, they'd run out of them. Brownie McGhee
Brownie McGhee quote: "My guitar was loud as hell, and I had no sympathy for anybody..."
My guitar was loud as hell, and I had no sympathy for anybody else. Brownie McGhee
Brownie McGhee quote: "I met Sonny after (Blind Boy) Fuller died, and me and Sonny..."
I met Sonny after (Blind Boy) Fuller died, and me and Sonny played in the streets like everybody else. Brownie McGhee
Long made it possible for me to get on records, so what little money he did take from me, if any at all, he was entitled to it. He didn't take something from me. Brownie McGhee
I got Sonny up to Harlem, and we started street playin' in New York. We did that for three or four years and survived. We brought it back to the streets again. Brownie McGhee
Brownie McGhee quote: "When I was hitch-hiking, people had to follow me, 'cause I..."
When I was hitch-hiking, people had to follow me, 'cause I didn't stay long. Brownie McGhee
Brownie McGhee quote: "I only write about what I do, what happens to me."
I only write about what I do, what happens to me. Brownie McGhee
Brownie McGhee quote: "I was playing with steel picks on a steel guitar, and there..."
I was playing with steel picks on a steel guitar, and there was no amplification needed. Brownie McGhee
Brownie McGhee quote: "That's what I liked about hitch-hiking. If a crowd wasn't big..."
That's what I liked about hitch-hiking. If a crowd wasn't big enough, I kept walkin.' Brownie McGhee

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