Stick McGhee

Stick McGhee
Stick McGhee
Birth name	Granville Henry McGhee
Born	March 23, 1918; Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Died	August 15, 1961 (aged 43); The Bronx, New York, United States
Genres	Jump blues, rhythm and blues, electric blues
Occupation(s)	Guitarist, singer, songwriter
Instrument	Guitar
Years active	1940s–1960
Labels	Various, including Atlantic
Formerly of	Brownie McGhee, J. Mayo Williams

Granville Henry "Stick" McGhee^[2] (March 23, 1918 – August 15, 1961)^[3] was an American jump blues guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known for his blues song "Drinkin' Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee", which he wrote with J. Mayo Williams.^[4]

^ Dahl, Bill. "Sticks McGhee". AllMusic.com. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
^ Russell, Tony (1997). The Blues: From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray. Dubai: Carlton Books. p. 143. ISBN 1-85868-255-X.
^ Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues: A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara, California: Praeger. p. 52. ISBN 978-0313344237.
^ "Drinkin' Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee - Brownie McGhee - Song Info - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 August 2017. Note: According to research presented by Jim Dawson and Steve Propes (What Was the First Rock 'N' Roll Record, (1992). Boston: Faber and Faber, p. 49. ISBN 0571129390), Williams did not co-author the song, but merely purchased half the rights to it for $10, in 1947.