Sonny Terry

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

October 24, 1911

died

March 11, 1986

place of birth

Mineola, New York, U.S.

also known as

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee · Saunders Terrell

total credits

12 movies

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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Known For

The Color Purple

as Jook Joint Musician

The Jerk

as Blues Singer

Festival

as Self

BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie

as Self (archive footage)

Red, White and Blues

as Self (archive footage)

Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'

as Self

Filmography

12 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

7.7

The Color Purple

1985as Jook Joint Musician

The Jerk

Festival

BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie

1988as Self (archive footage)

7.5

Red, White and Blues

2003as Self (archive footage)

6.5

Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'

1984as Self

The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2

2003as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

10.0

The Blues Under the Skin

1973as Self

3.8

Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974

2003as Self

10.0

The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3

2004as Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)

The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1

2003as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

4.5

To Hear Your Banjo Play

1947as Self