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Sonny Terry

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.


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Born:
Oct 24, 1911 In Mineola, New York, U.S.
Movie/TV Credits:
11
First Appeared:
In the movie To Hear Your Banjo Play 1947-01-01
Latest Project:
Movie The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3 2004-08-31
Known For
Poster of Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry - Red River Blues
Poster of Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
Poster of American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
Poster of To Hear Your Banjo Play
Filmography
Movie The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3 Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee) 2004-08-31
Movie The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2 Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee 2003-01-01
Movie The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1 Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee 2003-01-01
Movie Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry - Red River Blues Himself 2003-06-12
Movie Red, White and Blues Self (archive footage) 2003-10-03
Movie The Color Purple Jook Joint Musician 1985-12-18
Movie Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin' Self 1984-01-01
Movie The Jerk Blues Singer 1979-12-14
Movie Festival Self 1967-10-23
Movie American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train 1964-08-19
Movie To Hear Your Banjo Play Himself 1947-01-01