▁in ▁the ▁television ▁series ▁Mat lock , ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁episode ▁entitled ▁" The ▁Blues ▁S inger ", ▁playing ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁an ▁old ▁bl ues ▁music ian ▁( J oe ▁Sen eca ) ▁who ▁is ▁accused ▁of ▁murder . ▁In ▁the ▁episode , ▁McG he e , ▁Sen eca ▁and ▁star ▁Andy ▁Griff ith ▁perform ▁a ▁du et ▁of ▁" The ▁Mid night ▁Special ". ▁ ▁Happy ▁Tra um , ▁a ▁former ▁guitar ▁student ▁of ▁McG he e ' s , ▁edited ▁a ▁bl ues ▁guitar ▁instruction ▁guide ▁and ▁song book , ▁Gu itar ▁St yles ▁of ▁Brow nie ▁McG he e , ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁in ▁which ▁McG he e , ▁between ▁less ons , ▁talked ▁about ▁his ▁life ▁and ▁the ▁bl ues . ▁The ▁aut obi ographical ▁section ▁features ▁McG he e ▁talking ▁about ▁growing ▁up , ▁his ▁musical ▁beg inn ings , ▁and ▁a ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁bl ues ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁on ward . ▁ ▁McG he e ▁and ▁Terry ▁were ▁both ▁recip ients ▁of ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁National ▁Heritage ▁Fellow ship ▁awarded ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁End ow ment ▁for ▁the ▁Arts , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁government ' s ▁highest ▁honor ▁in ▁the ▁folk ▁and ▁traditional ▁arts . ▁That ▁year ' s ▁fellow ships ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁best owed ▁by ▁the ▁NE A . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁McG he e ' s ▁last ▁concert ▁appearances ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁