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Sonny Terry

Acting
Known For

74 Years Old

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.

Born

Mineola, New York, U.S. on 24th October 1911

Died

11th March 1986

All Credits

The Midnight Special Image
The Midnight Special
Self
The Color Purple Image
The Color Purple
Jook Joint Musician
The Jerk Image
The Jerk
Blues Singer
Festival Image
Festival
Self
Red, White and Blues Image
Red, White and Blues
Self (archive footage)
To Hear Your Banjo Play Image
To Hear Your Banjo Play
Self
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie Image
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
Self (archive footage)
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974 Image
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
Self
No Image
American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3 Image
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1 Image
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin' Image
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
Self
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2 Image
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee