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Sonny Terry

Sonny Terry

Acting · 0.4 popularity

Age

114

Movies

13

TV

1

Born
October 24, 1911 – March 11, 1986
From
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.

Works

13 films

The Color Purple

The Color Purple

19857.7

The Jerk

The Jerk

19796.9

Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'

Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'

19846.5

BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie

BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie

1988

The Blues Under the Skin

The Blues Under the Skin

197310.0

Red, White and Blues

Red, White and Blues

20037.5

To Hear Your Banjo Play

To Hear Your Banjo Play

19474.5

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

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

2003

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

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

200410.0

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

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

2003

American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train

American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train

19649.0

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

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

20033.8

Festival

Festival

19676.0