Sonny Terry
Sonny Terry was an American Piedmont blues and folk musician, who was known for his energetic blues harmonica style, which frequently included vocal whoops and hollers and occasionally imitations of trains and fox hunts.
Known for
ActingBirthday
October 24, 1911Deathday
March 11, 1986Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
14Place of birth
Mineola, New York, U.S.Also known as
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Saunders Terrell
Cast credits
The Jerk
Blues Singer
Red, White and Blues
Self (archive footage)
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
Self
To Hear Your Banjo Play
Self
Festival
Self
The Color Purple
Jook Joint Musician
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
Self
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGheeCrew credits
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