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Sonny Terry
Born
October 24, 1911
Died: March 11, 1986
Lived 74 years
Place of Birth
Mineola, New York, U.S.
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Career Highlights
12
Movies
1
TV Shows
Also Known As
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
Saunders Terrell
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Sonny Terry
Acting
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.
Movies
12
TV Shows
1
10.0
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
as
Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
2004
7.5
Red, White and Blues
as
Self (archive footage)
2003
3.8
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
as
Self
2003
0
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
as
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
2003
0
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
as
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
2003
0
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
as
Self (archive footage)
1988
7.7
The Color Purple
as
Jook Joint Musician
1985
5.0
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
as
Self
1984
6.9
The Jerk
as
Blues Singer
1979
5.7
Festival
as
Self
1967
0
American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
Cast
1964
4.5
To Hear Your Banjo Play
as
Self
1947
0
0
0
0
