Name
Sonny Terry
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1911-10-24
Deathday
1986-03-11 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
Mineola, 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.
Known For
The Color Purple
(2,014 Votes)
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An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living i...
Relase Date : 18 Dec, 1985
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Crossroads
(486 Votes)
7.3
A wanna-be blues guitar virtuoso seeks a long-lost song by legendary musician, Robert John...
Relase Date : 14 Mar, 1986
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Tv Shows
- 1979 The Jerk as Blues Singer
- 2003 Red, White and Blues as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974 as Self
- 1947 To Hear Your Banjo Play as Self
- 1964 American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
- 1967 Festival as Self
- 1985 The Color Purple as Jook Joint Musician
- 1984 Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin' as Self
- 2003 The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2 as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
- 2003 The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1 as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
- 2004 The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3 as Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
- 1988 BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie as Self (archive footage)
- 1973 The Blues Under the Skin as Self
- 1972 The Midnight Special ( 1 episode ) as Self
