McGhee, Sticks, 1918-1961

LC control no.	no 93024841
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	McGhee, Sticks, 1918-1961 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	McGhee, Stick, 1918-1961 McGhee, Granville H., 1918-1961 McGhee, Globetrotter, 1918-1961 McGhee, Globe Trotter, 1918-1961
Birth date	19180323
Death date	19610815
Place of birth	Knoxville, Tenn.
Place of death	New York, N.Y.
Field of activity	Blues (Music) Rhythm and blues music
Profession or occupation	Blues musicians Rhythm and blues musicians Guitarists Singers
Found in	Highway of blues [SR] p1988: labels (Sticks McGhee, performer) His Drinkin' wine, spo dee-o-dee [SR] 1949: labels ("Stick" McGhee) Harris, S. Blues WW, c1979 (McGhee, Granville H. "Stick(s)"/"Globetrotter"; b. 3/23/18, Knoxville (Knox Co), TN; d. 8/15/61, New York, NY; vocal, guitar) South Side shake, 1946: labels (Globe Trotter McGhee) Oxford music online, September 10, 2013: Encyclopedia of popular music (McGhee, Sticks; born Granville McGhee, March 23, 1918, Knoxville, Tennessee; died August 15, 1961, New York City, New York; brother of Brownie McGhee; guitarist) Wikipedia, September 10, 2013 (Stick McGhee; born Granville Henry McGhee; March 23, 1917, Knoxville, Tennessee; also known as Stick (or Sticks) McGhee; died August 15, 1961, The Bronx, New York; African-American jump blues guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known for his blues song, Drinkin' wine, spo-dee-o-dee; retired from the music industry in 1960) Social Security death index, accessed via FamilySearch WWW site, September 11, 2013 (Granville McGhee; born March 23, 1918; died August 1961; SSN issued in Tennessee) <https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JPBG-HYZ> Santelli, R. Big book of blues, c2001 (McGhee, Sticks; born Granville McGhee, March 23, 1918, Knoxville, Tenn.; died August 15, 1961, New York, N.Y.; brother of Brownie McGhee; guitarist-singer best known for his 1949 R&B hit Drinking wine, spo-dee-o-dee, drinking wine)