Sonny Terry
Known for Acting
Born October 24, 1911
Died March 11, 1986
Place of Birth Mineola, 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.
Filmography
The Color Purple
1985
as Jook Joint Musician
The Jerk
1979
as Blues Singer
Festival
1967
as Self
Red, White and Blues
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
1984
as Self
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
2004
as Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
2003
as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
To Hear Your Banjo Play
1947
as Self
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American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
1964
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
1988
as Self (archive footage)
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
2003
as Self
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
2003
as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee