Acting
Sonny Terry
Mineola, New York, U.S.Born 1911
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.
11
Films
1
TV Shows
Known For
12 Credits
The Midnight Special
as Self
1972
The Color Purple
as Jook Joint Musician
1985
The Jerk
as Blues Singer
1979
Festival
as Self
1967
Red, White and Blues
as Self (archive footage)
2003
To Hear Your Banjo Play
as Self
1947
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
as Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
2004
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
as Self
1984
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
2003
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
as Self (archive footage)
1988
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
as Self
2003
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
2003