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Sonny Terry

Sonny Terry

Actor · 1911–1986 · Mineola, New York, U.S.

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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.

Acted in 4

2000s

  1. 2003

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

    Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

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

    Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

Sound 4

1970s

  1. 1977

    Stroszek

    Original Music Composer

    81
  2. 1976

    Leadbelly

    Musician

1950s

  1. 1959

    The End of the Line

    Music

Appearances9

2000s

  1. 2004

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

    Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)

  2. 2003

    Red, White and Blues

    Self (archive footage)

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

    Self

1980s

  1. 1988

    BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie

    Self (archive footage)

  2. 1984

    Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'

    Self

1970s

  1. 1973

    The Blues Under the Skin

    Self

  2. 1972

    The Midnight Special

    Self · 1 episode

1960s

  1. 1967

    Festival

    Self

1940s

  1. 1947

    To Hear Your Banjo Play

    Self