Sonny Terry
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.
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- Born:
- Oct 24, 1911 In Mineola, New York, U.S.
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 11
- First Appeared:
- In the movie To Hear Your Banjo Play 1947-01-01
- Latest Project:
- Movie The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3 2004-08-31
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3 | Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee) | 2004-08-31 |
| Movie | The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1 | Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee | 2003-01-01 |
| Movie | The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2 | Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee | 2003-01-01 |
| Movie | Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974 | Self | 2003-07-08 |
| Movie | Red, White and Blues | Self (archive footage) | 2003-10-03 |
| Movie | The Color Purple | Jook Joint Musician | 1985-12-18 |
| Movie | Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin' | Self | 1984-01-01 |
| Movie | The Jerk | Blues Singer | 1979-12-14 |
| Movie | Festival | Self | 1967-10-23 |
| Movie | American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train | 1964-08-19 | |
| Movie | To Hear Your Banjo Play | Self | 1947-01-01 |