Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1911-10-24
Day of Death
1986-03-11
Place of Birth
Mineola, New York, U.S.
Sonny Terry
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 (13)
⭐ 10.0
Role:
Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
2004
⭐ 7.5
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Red, White and Blues
2003
⭐ 3.8
Role:
Self
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
2003
⭐ 0
Role:
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
2003
⭐ 0
Role:
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
2003
⭐ 0
Role:
Self (archive footage)
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
1988
⭐ 7.7
Role:
Jook Joint Musician
The Color Purple
1985
⭐ 6.5
Role:
Self
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
1984
⭐ 6.9
Role:
Blues Singer
The Jerk
1979
⭐ 10.0
Role:
Self
The Blues Under the Skin
1973
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Self
Festival
1967No Image
⭐ 9.0
Role:
Unknown
American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
1964
⭐ 4.5
Role:
Self