Sonny Terry

Acting

Birthday: 1911-10-24

Place of Birth: Mineola, New York, U.S.

Also Known As: Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Saunders Terrell

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.

Movie Credits

The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3

10.0 / 10

2004

The Blues Under the Skin

10.0 / 10

1973

No Image

American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train

9.0 / 10

1964

The Color Purple

7.7 / 10

1985

Red, White and Blues

7.5 / 10

2003

The Jerk

6.9 / 10

1979

Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'

6.5 / 10

1984

Festival

6.0 / 10

1967

To Hear Your Banjo Play

4.5 / 10

1947

Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974

3.8 / 10

2003

The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2

0.0 / 10

2003

The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1

0.0 / 10

2003

BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie

0.0 / 10

1988

TV Credits

The Midnight Special

8.1 / 10

1972

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