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Sonny Terry
Born · October 24, 1911
Died · March 11, 1986 (74 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Mineola, New York, U.S.
Bio
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.
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
10.0
2004
Red, White and Blues
Self (archive footage)
7.3
2003
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
Self
3.8
2003
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
0.0
2003
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
0.0
2003
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1988
The Color Purple
Jook Joint Musician
7.8
1985
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
Self
5.0
1984
The Jerk
Blues Singer
6.9
1979
The Midnight Special
Self · (1 episode)
7.6
1972
Festival
Self
5.7
1967
American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
0.0
1964
To Hear Your Banjo Play
Self
4.5
1947