Sonny Terry

Acting

October 24, 1911

— March 11, 1986(74 years old)

Mineola, New York, U.S.

Popularity: 0

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.

Also Known As

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee • Saunders Terrell

Known For

7.7

The Color Purple

Jook Joint Musician

6.9

The Jerk

Blues Singer

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

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

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

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

7.3

Crossroads

Musician

7.3

Stroszek

Original Music Composer

6.4

Leadbelly

Musician

10.0

The End of the Line

Music

Filmography

2000s

10.0

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

Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)

7.5

Red, White and Blues

Self (archive footage)

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

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

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

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

3.8

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

Self

1980s

BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie

Self (archive footage)

7.3

Crossroads

Musician

7.7

The Color Purple

Jook Joint Musician

6.5

Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'

Self

1970s

6.9

The Jerk

Blues Singer

7.3

Stroszek

Original Music Composer

6.4

Leadbelly

Musician

10.0

The Blues Under the Skin

Self

1960s

6.0

Festival

Self

1950s

10.0

The End of the Line

Music

1940s

4.5

To Hear Your Banjo Play

Self