{"id":3811,"date":"2026-02-27T21:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T01:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=3811"},"modified":"2026-02-24T10:37:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T14:37:44","slug":"appalachias-blues-brothers-stick-and-brownie-mcghee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=3811","title":{"rendered":"Appalachia&#8217;s Blues Brothers:  Stick and Brownie McGhee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3WG4s2I1C3Q?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This week, Steve and Rod tell the story of Granville \u201cStick\u201d McGhee and Walter \u201cBrownie\u201d McGhee, two brothers from East Tennessee whose music helped shape American blues and early rock \u2019n\u2019 roll.\u00a0Born in Knoxville, the McGhee brothers took the music they heard growing up and used it to launch themselves onto the national stage.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to subscribe to the Stories podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/podcast\/stories-of-appalachia--5553692\/support\" target=\"_blank\">Consider becoming a supporter of the podcast <\/a>and get extra content along with an ad-free feed of our stories!<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for listening!<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3621\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3811-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/70229178\/download.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/70229178\/download.mp3\">https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/70229178\/download.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/70229178\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?powerpress_pinw=3811-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/70229178\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"download.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, Steve and Rod tell the story of Granville \u201cStick\u201d McGhee and Walter \u201cBrownie\u201d McGhee, two brothers from East Tennessee whose music helped shape American blues and early rock \u2019n\u2019 roll.\u00a0Born in Knoxville, the McGhee brothers took the music they heard growing up and used it to launch themselves onto the national stage. 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