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Anywhere I'm wanted, I'll go. I've got to be wanted, though.

~Brownie Mcghee

Topics: Anywhere Go Got Though Wanted

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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

Topics: Call Else Everybody Folk Grab Guitar Know Listen More Out Run Singer Somebody Songs Them Themselves Would

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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.

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Topics: First He Me Natural Records Singin Started Then Time Up

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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

Topics: About Because Behind Care Dream Enough Forever Future Got Here Me Nothin Past Sit Take Write I Can

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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

Topics: Again Back Brought Did Four Got Harlem New New York Started Street Streets Survived Three Up Years York

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I met Sonny after (Blind Boy) Fuller died, and me and Sonny played in the streets like everybody else.

~Brownie Mcghee

Topics: After Blind Boy Died Else Everybody Everybody Else Fuller Like Me Met Played Streets

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I only write about what I do, what happens to me.

~Brownie Mcghee

Topics: About Happens Me Only Write

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I was playing with steel picks on a steel guitar, and there was no amplification needed.

~Brownie Mcghee

Topics: Guitar Needed Picks Playing Steel

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Logically, when you talkin' about folk music and blues, you find out it's music of just plain people.

~Brownie Mcghee

Topics: About Blues Find Folk Folk Music Just Logically Music Out People Plain You

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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

Topics: Any Did Entitled Get He Little Little Money Long Made Me Money Possible Records Something Take

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: November 30th, 1915

Died: February 16th, 1996

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