Sonny Terry

Acting

October 24, 1911

— March 11, 1986

Mineola, New York, U.S.

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.

Movies

Popularity

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Known For (11 movies)

Festival

Self

1967

The Color Purple

Jook Joint Musician

1985

Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'

Self

1984

BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie

Self (archive footage)

1988

The Jerk

Blues Singer

1979

Red, White and Blues

Self (archive footage)

2003

To Hear Your Banjo Play

Self

1947

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

Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)

2004

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

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

2003

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

Self

2003

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

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

2003