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
all 18
Movies 17
self 12
TV Shows 1
Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3 (2004)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Red, White and Blues (2003)
Movie
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2 (2003)
Movie
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1 (2003)
Movie
Musician
Crossroads (1986)
Movie
Jook Joint Musician
The Color Purple (1985)
Movie
2
Blues Singer
The Jerk (1979)
Movie
5.9
Composer
Stroszek (1977)
Movie
3.5
Composer
The End of the Line (1959)
Movie
Composer
Color Cry (1952)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1911-10-24
Deathday1986-03-11 (74 years old)
Birth PlaceMineola, New York, U.S.
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsSonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Saunders Terrell
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