Sonny Terry

Sonny Terry

Acting • Born 1911-10-24 • Mineola, 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.

Filmography

The Midnight Special 7.8
The Midnight Special
1972 • Self
The Color Purple 7.7
The Color Purple
1985 • Jook Joint Musician
The Jerk 6.9
The Jerk
1979 • Blues Singer
Festival 5.7
Festival
1967 • Self
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin' 5.0
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
1984 • Self
Red, White and Blues 7.5
Red, White and Blues
2003 • Self (archive footage)
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
1988 • Self (archive footage)
To Hear Your Banjo Play 4.5
To Hear Your Banjo Play
1947 • Self
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
2003 • Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
2003 • Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
No Image
1.5
American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
1964
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3 10.0
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
2004 • Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974 3.8
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
2003 • Self
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