Sonny Terry

Sonny Terry

10/24/1911 – 3/11/1986Mineola, New York, U.S.

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 (14 titles)

The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 310.0Movie

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

Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee) · 2004

Red, White and Blues7.5Movie

Red, White and Blues

Self (archive footage) · 2003

Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-19743.8Movie

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

Self · 2003

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

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

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee · 2003

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

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

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee · 2003

BBC Arena: Woody GuthrieMovie

BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie

Self (archive footage) · 1988

The Color Purple7.7Movie

The Color Purple

Jook Joint Musician · 1985

Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'6.5Movie

Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'

Self · 1984

The Jerk6.9Movie

The Jerk

Blues Singer · 1979

The Blues Under the Skin10.0Movie

The Blues Under the Skin

Self · 1973

The Midnight Special8.1Show

The Midnight Special

Self · 1972

Festival6.0Movie

Festival

Self · 1967

9.0Movie

American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train

1964

To Hear Your Banjo Play4.5Movie

To Hear Your Banjo Play

Self · 1947