Sonny Terry
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1911-10-24
Day of Death
1986-03-11 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Mineola, New York, U.S.
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.
Known For
Acting
(2004)
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
as Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
(2003)
Red, White and Blues
as Self (archive footage)
(2003)
(2003)
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
(2003)
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
(1988)
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
as Self (archive footage)
(1985)
The Color Purple
as Jook Joint Musician
(1984)
(1979)
The Jerk
as Blues Singer
(1967)
Festival
as Self
(1964)
(1947)
To Hear Your Banjo Play
as Self
Crew
(1986)
Crossroads
Musician
(1977)
Stroszek
Original Music Composer
(1952)
Color Cry
Musician, Music