Sonny Terry
Known for: Acting
Born: October 24, 1911
Died: March 11, 1986
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.
Known for
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
2003
The Blues Under the Skin
1973
To Hear Your Banjo Play
1947
American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
1964
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
1984
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
1988
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
2003
Red, White and Blues
2003
Festival
1967
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
2004
The Midnight Special
1972
The Jerk
1979
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
2003
The Color Purple
1985