Sonny Terry

Acting

October 24, 1911 (Age 114) - March 11, 1986

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.

Actor Details

Birthday

October 24, 1911 (Age 114)

Place of Birth

Mineola, New York, U.S.

Known For

Acting

Movies

10.0

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

Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)

2004

7.5

Red, White and Blues

Self (archive footage)

2003

3.8

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

Self

2003

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

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

2003

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

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

2003

BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie

Self (archive footage)

1988

7.7

The Color Purple

Jook Joint Musician

1985

5.0

Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'

Self

1984

6.9

The Jerk

Blues Singer

1979

5.7

Festival

Self

1967

American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train

1964

4.5

To Hear Your Banjo Play

Self

1947

Sonny Terry

Biography

Actor Details

Birthday

Place of Birth

Known For

Movies

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

Red, White and Blues

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

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

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

BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie

The Color Purple

Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'

The Jerk

Festival

American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train

To Hear Your Banjo Play

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