Acting · Mineola, New York, U.S. · Born October 24, 1911
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.
MovieThe American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
2004
as Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
MovieRed, White and Blues
2003
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBrownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
2003
as Self
MovieThe American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
2003
as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
MovieThe American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
2003
as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
MovieBBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
1988
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Color Purple
1985
as Jook Joint Musician
MovieWoody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
1984
as Self
MovieThe Jerk
1979
as Blues Singer
MovieThe Blues Under the Skin
1973
as Self
TVThe Midnight Special
1972
as Self
MovieFestival
1967
as Self
American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
1964
MovieTo Hear Your Banjo Play
1947
as Self
