Actor
Sonny Terry
October 24, 1911 · Mineola, New York, U.S.
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.
Notable work
Often works with
Brownie McGhee
4 titles together
The Jerk, American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train, The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
Muddy Waters
2 titles together
American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train, The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
T-Bone Walker
2 titles together
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1, The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
Memphis Slim
2 titles together
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1, The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
- B
Big Joe Williams
2 titles together
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1, The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
- W
Willie Dixon
2 titles together
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1, The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
Full filmography · 5
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
2003
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
2003
The Color Purple
as Jook Joint Musician
19857.7
The Jerk
as Blues Singer
19796.9American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
cast
1964