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BornOctober 24, 1911
DiedMarch 11, 1986 (age 74)
Place of birthMineola, New York, U.S.
Film credits13
Sonny Terry
DeceasedKnown for Acting
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.
Filmography
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
2004
as Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
Red, White and Blues
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
2003
as Self
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
2003
as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
2003
as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
1988
as Self (archive footage)
The Color Purple
1985
as Jook Joint Musician
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
1984
as Self
The Jerk
1979
as Blues Singer
The Blues Under the Skin
1973
as Self
Festival
1967
as Self
- No poster
American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
1964
To Hear Your Banjo Play
1947
as Self