Sonny Terry
Acting
October 24, 1911 — March 11, 1986Mineola, 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.
Known for
2004The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
2003Red, White and Blues
Self (archive footage)
2003Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
Self
2003The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
2003The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
1988BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
Self (archive footage)
1985The Color Purple
Jook Joint Musician
1984Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
Self
1979The Jerk
Blues Singer
1967Festival
Self
1947To Hear Your Banjo Play
Self