Sonny Terry
- Acting
- October 24, 1911 · Mineola, New York, U.S.
- March 11, 1986
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
- Red, White and Blues · Self
- 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
- Crossroads · Musician
- The Color Purple · Jook Joint Musician
- Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin' · Self
- The Jerk · Blues Singer
- Stroszek · Music
- 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 · Music, Musician
- To Hear Your Banjo Play · Self