Brownie McGhee, born in 1915, remembered “Red River Blues” being the first blues song he ever heard his father play. Here he is in 1948 with his musical partner Sonny Terry on harmonica performing the song in footage from the Library of Congress. | Dust-to-Digital

Brownie McGhee, born on this day in 1915 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Here he is in 1966 performing "Key to the Highway" with Sonny Terry on harmonica and Pete Seeger on banjo. | Dust-to-Digital