Sonny Terry
Acting
74 years oldMineola, New York, U.S.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.
Personal Details
Also Known As
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
Saunders Terrell
Movies (17)
10.0
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
as Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
2004
7.5
Red, White and Blues
as Self (archive footage)
2003
3.8
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
as Self
2003
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
2003
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
2003
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
as Self (archive footage)
1988
7.3
Crossroads
Musician (Sound)
1986
7.7
The Color Purple
as Jook Joint Musician
1985
5.0
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
as Self
1984
6.9
The Jerk
as Blues Singer
1979
7.3
Stroszek
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1977
6.1
Leadbelly
Musician (Sound)
1976
5.7
Festival
as Self
1967
American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
1964
The End of the Line
Music (Sound)
1959
5.6
Color Cry
Musician (Sound)
1952
4.5
To Hear Your Banjo Play
as Self
1947
