Sonny Terry
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Oct 24, 1911 (114 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
| 2004 | The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee) | |
| 2003 | Red, White and BluesSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2003 | Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974Self | |
| 2003 | The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee | |
| 2003 | The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee | |
| 1988 | BBC Arena: Woody GuthrieSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1985 | The Color PurpleJook Joint Musician | |
| 1984 | Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'Self | |
| 1979 | The JerkBlues Singer | |
| 1972 | The Midnight SpecialSelf | |
| 1967 | FestivalSelf | |
| 1964 | American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train | |
| 1947 | To Hear Your Banjo PlaySelf |