Sonny Terry
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 24, 1911
- Died
- March 11, 1986 (aged 74)
- Birthplace
- Mineola, New York, U.S.
Biography
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
Filmography
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
Movie · as Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
Red, White and Blues
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
Movie · as Self
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
Movie · as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
Movie · as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Color Purple
Movie · as Jook Joint Musician
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
Movie · as Self
The Jerk
Movie · as Blues Singer
The Blues Under the Skin
Movie · as Self
The Midnight Special
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Festival
Movie · as Self
American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
Movie
To Hear Your Banjo Play
Movie · as Self