Sonny Terry
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1911-10-24
Place of Birth: Mineola, New York, U.S.
Popularity: 0.2
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
1972
The Color Purple
1985
The Jerk
1979
Festival
1967
Red, White and Blues
2003
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
1988
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
1984
The Blues Under the Skin
1973
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
2003
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
2003
To Hear Your Banjo Play
1947
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
2003
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
2004No Photo