icks " ( or ▁" St ick ") ▁McG he e , ▁who ▁also ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁music ian ▁and ▁composed ▁the ▁famous ▁song ▁" Dr ink in ' ▁W ine ▁Spo - De e - o - De e ," ▁was ▁nick named ▁for ▁pushing ▁young ▁Brow nie ▁around ▁in ▁a ▁cart . ▁Their ▁father , ▁George ▁McG he e , ▁was ▁a ▁factory ▁worker , ▁known ▁around ▁University ▁Avenue ▁for ▁playing ▁guitar ▁and ▁singing . ▁Brow nie ' s ▁uncle ▁made ▁him ▁a ▁guitar ▁from ▁a ▁tin ▁mar sh m allow ▁box ▁and ▁a ▁piece ▁of ▁board . ▁ ▁McG he e ▁spent ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁youth ▁imm ers ed ▁in ▁music , ▁singing ▁with ▁a ▁local ▁harm ony ▁group , ▁the ▁Golden ▁Vo ices ▁G ospel ▁Quart et , ▁and ▁teaching ▁himself ▁to ▁play ▁guitar . ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁the ▁five - string ▁ban jo ▁and ▁uk ule le ▁and ▁studied ▁piano . ▁S urg ery ▁fund ed ▁by ▁the ▁March ▁of ▁D imes ▁enabled ▁McG he e ▁to ▁walk . ▁ ▁At ▁age ▁ 2 2 , ▁McG he e ▁became ▁a ▁travel ing ▁music ian , ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁Rab bit ▁Foot ▁M inst rel s ▁and ▁be fri ending ▁Bl ind ▁Boy ▁Full er , ▁whose ▁guitar ▁playing ▁influenced ▁him ▁greatly . ▁After ▁Full er ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁J . ▁B . ▁Long ▁of ▁Columbia ▁Records ▁promoted ▁McG he e ▁as ▁" Bl ind ▁Boy ▁Full er ▁No . ▁