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Sonny Terry

Personal Info

Gender:Unspecified
Birth Date:1911-10-24 00:00:00
Birth Place:Mineola, New York, U.S.
Known For:Acting
Death Date:1986-03-11 00:00:00
Popularity:1
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Sonny Terry

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.

Filmography (19)

The Color Purple
The Color Purple
Role: Jook Joint Musician1985
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
Role: Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee2003
The Jerk
The Jerk
Role: Blues Singer1979
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
Role: Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)2004
Festival
Festival
Role: Self1967
Red, White and Blues
Red, White and Blues
Role: Self (archive footage)2003
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
Role: Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee2003
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
Role: Self (archive footage)1988
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
Role: Self1984
To Hear Your Banjo Play
To Hear Your Banjo Play
Role: Self1947
No Image
American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
actor1964
The Blues Under the Skin
The Blues Under the Skin
Role: Self1973
Stroszek
Stroszek
original music composer1977
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
Role: Self2003
No Image
Color Cry
musician1952
No Image
Color Cry
music1952
Crossroads
Crossroads
musician1986
The End of the Line
The End of the Line
music1959
Leadbelly
Leadbelly
musician1976