Sonny Terry
Acting
Born 1911-10-24
Mineola, New York, U.S.
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
Popular credits
The Color Purple
Jook Joint Musician
The Jerk
Blues Singer
Festival
Self
The Midnight Special
Self
Red, White and Blues
Self (archive footage)
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
Self
To Hear Your Banjo Play
Self
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
Self
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
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)