Sonny Terry

ActingOctober 24, 1911(died age 74)Mineola, New York, U.S.

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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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Filmography (14)

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

2004·Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)

Red, White and Blues

2003·Self (archive footage)

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

2003·Self

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

2003·Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

Other Credits (5)

Crossroads

1986·Musician

Stroszek

1977·Original Music Composer