Sonny Terry

Acting

Born: Oct 24, 1911
Died: Mar 11, 1986 (age 74)
Place of Birth: Mineola, New York, U.S.
Movies: 13
TV Shows: 1

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

Movies

★10.0

The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3

Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974

2003

The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1

2003

The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2

2003

BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie

Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'

The Blues Under the Skin

American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train

★9.0

American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train

1964

★4.5

To Hear Your Banjo Play

1947

TV Shows

★8.1

The Midnight Special

1972