Acting
Sonny Terry
Also Known As: Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Saunders Terrell
Birth Date
October 24, 1911
Death Date
March 11, 1986
(passed away at 74)
Place of Birth
Mineola, New York, U.S.
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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.
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TV Show
The Midnight Special
Self
1972 • 1 episode
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Movie
The Color Purple
Jook Joint Musician
1985
star6.9
Movie
The Jerk
Blues Singer
1979
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Movie
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
Self
1984
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Movie
Festival
Self
1967
Movie
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
Self (archive footage)
1988
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Movie
Red, White and Blues
Self (archive footage)
2003
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Movie
To Hear Your Banjo Play
Self
1947
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Movie
The Blues Under the Skin
Self
1973
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Movie
American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
1964
Movie
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
2003
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Movie
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
Self
2003
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Movie
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
2004
Movie
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
2003