Sonny Terry
Born: 1911-10-24 in Mineola, New York, U.S.
Died: 1986-03-11
Known For: Acting
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
2004
- The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3 as Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
2003
- Red, White and Blues as Self (archive footage)
- Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974 as Self
- The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1 as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
- The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2 as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
1988
- BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie as Self (archive footage)
1986
- Crossroads ... (Musician)
1985
- The Color Purple as Jook Joint Musician
1984
- Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin' as Self
1979
- The Jerk as Blues Singer
1977
- Stroszek ... (Original Music Composer)
1972
- The Midnight Special as Self
1967
- Festival as Self
1959
- The End of the Line ... (Music)
1952
- Color Cry ... (Music)
1947
- To Hear Your Banjo Play as Self