Sonny Terry
Acting
Born October 24, 1911 — Died March 11, 1986
From 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.
Filmography
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
200410.0
Red, White and Blues
Self (archive footage)
20037.5
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
Self
20033.8
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
2003
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
2003
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
Self (archive footage)
1988
The Color Purple
Jook Joint Musician
19857.7
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
Self
19846.5
The Jerk
Blues Singer
19796.9
The Blues Under the Skin
Self
197310.0
Festival
Self
19676.0
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American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
19649.0
To Hear Your Banjo Play
Self
19474.5