Sonny Terry
Actor
- Born
- October 24, 1911 · Mineola, New York, U.S.
- Died
- March 11, 1986 (age 74)
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
December 18, 1985
The Jerk
December 14, 1979
Festival
October 23, 1967
Red, White and Blues
October 3, 2003
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
July 8, 2003
To Hear Your Banjo Play
January 1, 1947
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
January 1, 1984
The Blues Under the Skin
August 29, 1973
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
August 31, 2004
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
January 1, 2003
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
January 1, 2003
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
January 8, 1988
Acting13
- 2004The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3 as Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
- 2003Red, White and Blues as Self (archive footage)
- 2003Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974 as Self
- 2003The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1 as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
- 2003The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2 as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
- 1988BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie as Self (archive footage)
- 1985The Color Purple as Jook Joint Musician
- 1984Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin' as Self
- 1979The Jerk as Blues Singer