Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
October 24, 1911
Died
March 11, 1986
Age
74
Place of Birth
Mineola, New York, U.S.
Popularity
0.6
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.
Also known as
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee · Saunders Terrell
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Known For
8.1
The Midnight Special
1972 · TV
7.7
The Color Purple
1985 · Movie
7.3
Crossroads
1986 · Movie
6.9
The Jerk
1979 · Movie
7.3
Stroszek
1977 · Movie
6.5
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
1984 · Movie
6.4
Leadbelly
1976 · Movie
0.0
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
1988 · Movie
6.0
Festival
1967 · Movie
10.0
The End of the Line
1959 · Movie
7.5
Red, White and Blues
2003 · Movie
10.0
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
2004 · Movie
Filmography
2004
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
Movie · Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
10.0
2003
Red, White and Blues
Movie · Self (archive footage)
7.5
2003
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
Movie · Self
3.8
2003
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
Movie · Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
0.0
2003
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
Movie · Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
0.0
1988
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
Movie · Self (archive footage)
0.0
1985
The Color Purple
Movie · Jook Joint Musician
7.7
1984
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
Movie · Self
6.5
1979
The Jerk
Movie · Blues Singer
6.9
1973
The Blues Under the Skin
Movie · Self
10.0
1972
The Midnight Special
TV · Self
8.1
1967
Festival
Movie · Self
6.0
1964
American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
Movie
9.0
1947
To Hear Your Banjo Play
Movie · Self
4.5