Sonny Terry
Known for ActingBorn 1911-10-24 — died 1986-03-11Mineola, New York, U.S.
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
The Color Purple
1985 · as Jook Joint Musician
The Jerk
1979 · as Blues Singer
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
1984 · as Self
Festival
1967 · as Self
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
1988 · as Self (archive footage)
Red, White and Blues
2003 · as Self (archive footage)
To Hear Your Banjo Play
1947 · as Self
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
2004 · as Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
2003 · as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
The Blues Under the Skin
1973 · as Self
American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
1964
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
2003 · as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
2003 · as Self