Sonny Terry

Acting

Birthday

October 24, 1911

Place of Birth

Mineola, New York, U.S.

Popularity

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 / Filmography

The Midnight Special

8.11972

The Color Purple

7.71985

The Jerk

6.91979

Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'

6.51984

Red, White and Blues

7.52003

BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie

0.01988

Festival

6.01967

The Blues Under the Skin

10.01973

To Hear Your Banjo Play

4.51947

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

0.02003

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

0.02003

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

3.82003

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

10.02004