Known For
Acting
Born
Oct 24, 1911
Died
Mar 11, 1986
Place of Birth
Mineola, New York, U.S.
Credits
19 titles
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
Filmography
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
Red, White and Blues
Self (archive footage)
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
Self
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
Self (archive footage)
Crossroads
Musician
The Color Purple
Jook Joint Musician
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
Self
The Jerk
Blues Singer
Stroszek
Original Music Composer
Leadbelly
Musician
The Blues Under the Skin
Self
The Midnight Special
Self
Festival
Self
American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
The End of the Line
Music
Color Cry
Musician
To Hear Your Banjo Play
Self