I got Sonny up to Harlem, a... by Brownie McGhee, an American Musician

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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.”

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Brownie McGhee

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Name: Brownie McGhee

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: Nov 30, 1915

Date of Death: Feb 16, 1996

Profession: Musician

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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.

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