Sonny Terry
Acting
October 24, 1911
Died March 11, 1986 (74 years old)
Mineola, New York, U.S.
14
Acting Credits
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
Filmography
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
2004
as Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
10
Red, White and Blues
2003
as Self (archive footage)
7.5
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
2003
as Self
3.8
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
2003
as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
2003
as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
1988
as Self (archive footage)
The Color Purple
1985
as Jook Joint Musician
7.7
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
1984
as Self
6.5
The Jerk
1979
as Blues Singer
6.9
The Blues Under the Skin
1973
as Self
10
The Midnight Special
1972
as Self
8.1
Festival
1967
as Self
6
American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
1964
9
To Hear Your Banjo Play
1947
as Self
4.5