Sonny Terry
Acting • Born 1911-10-24 – Died 1986-03-11
Acting1Mineola, 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.
Filmography
13 credits
The Jerk
Movie • 1979
Blues Singer
Red, White and Blues
Movie • 2003
Self (archive footage)
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
Movie • 2003
Self
To Hear Your Banjo Play
Movie • 1947
Self
American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
Movie • 1964
Festival
Movie • 1967
Self
The Color Purple
Movie • 1985
Jook Joint Musician
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
Movie • 1984
Self
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
Movie • 2003
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
Movie • 2004
Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
Movie • 2003
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
Movie • 1988
Self (archive footage)
The Midnight Special
TV • 1972
Self