Sonny Terry
Born
24 October 1911 (114)
Place of Birth
Mineola, New York, U.S.
Also known as
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Saunders Terrell
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 (12)
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
2004
Red, White and Blues
2003
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
2003
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
2003
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
2003
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
1988
The Color Purple
1985
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
1984
The Jerk
1979
Festival
1967
American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
1964
To Hear Your Banjo Play
1947