Sonny Terry
October 24, 1911(74 at death)|Died March 11, 1986
Mineola, New York, U.S.|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)
10.0
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
2004
7.5
Red, White and Blues
2003
3.8
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
2003
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
2003
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
2003
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
1988
7.7
The Color Purple
1985
6.5
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
1984
6.9
The Jerk
1979
10.0
The Blues Under the Skin
1973
6.0
Festival
1967
4.5
To Hear Your Banjo Play
1947
