Person

Sonny Terry

Acting · 1911–1986 · Mineola, New York, U.S.

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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  The Midnight Special

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  The Color Purple

  Jook Joint Musician

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  The Jerk

  Blues Singer

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  Crossroads

  Musician

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  Leadbelly

  Musician

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  Stroszek

  Original Music Composer

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  Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'

  Self

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  BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie

  Self (archive footage)

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  The End of the Line

  Music

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  Red, White and Blues

  Self (archive footage)

• 2004The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
• 2003Red, White and BluesSelf (archive footage)
• 2003Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974Self
• 2003The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
• 2003The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
• 1988BBC Arena: Woody GuthrieSelf (archive footage)
• 1986CrossroadsMusician
• 1985The Color PurpleJook Joint Musician
• 1984Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'Self
• 1979The JerkBlues Singer
• 1977StroszekOriginal Music Composer
• 1976LeadbellyMusician
• 1973The Blues Under the SkinSelf
• 1972The Midnight SpecialSelf
• 1967FestivalSelf
• 1964American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
• 1959The End of the LineMusic
• 1952Color CryMusician
• 1947To Hear Your Banjo PlaySelf