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Sonny Terry
Acting
24 Oct 1911
† 11 Mar 1986
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.
Also Known As
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Saunders Terrell
Photos
Sonny Terry's Movies
77%
The Color Purple
18 Dec 1985
69%
The Jerk
14 Dec 1979
60%
Festival
23 Oct 1967
75%
Red, White and Blues
03 Oct 2003
38%
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
08 Jul 2003
45%
To Hear Your Banjo Play
01 Jan 1947
65%
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
01 Jan 1984
100%
The Blues Under the Skin
29 Aug 1973
90%
American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
19 Aug 1964
100%
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
31 Aug 2004
0%
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
01 Jan 2003
0%
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
01 Jan 2003
0%
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
08 Jan 1988
