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Sonny Terry

Born October 24, 1911Died March 11, 1986 (74)United StatesMineola, New York, U.S.18 creditsIMDb

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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The Color Purple1985 · as Jook Joint Musician
Stroszek1977 · Original Music Composer
The Jerk1979 · as Blues Singer
Crossroads1986 · Musician
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The Color Purple1985 · as Jook Joint Musician
The Jerk1979 · as Blues Singer
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'1984 · as Self
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie1988 · as Self (archive footage)
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 12003 · as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
Red, White and Blues2003 · as Self (archive footage)
The Blues Under the Skin1973 · as Self
To Hear Your Banjo Play1947 · as Self
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 32004 · as Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
Festival1967 · as Self
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-19742003 · as Self
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 22003 · as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train1964 · Cast