Sonny Terry

Acting

Born 1911-10-24 Died 1986-03-11 Mineola, New York, U.S. 19 credits

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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.

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Filmography

Acting 16 credits

The Midnight Special

1972 · Self

The Color Purple

1985 · 77% · Jook Joint Musician

Crossroads

1986 · 70% · Musician

The Jerk

1979 · 69% · Blues Singer

Leadbelly

1976 · Musician

Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'

1984 · Self

BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie

1988 · Self (archive footage)

Color Cry

1952 · Musician, Music

Festival

1967 · 69% · Self

Red, White and Blues

2003 · Self (archive footage)

The Blues Under the Skin

1973 · Self

To Hear Your Banjo Play

1947 · Self

The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1

2003 · Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974

2003 · Self

The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3

2004 · Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)

The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2

2003 · Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

Other credits 4 credits

Stroszek

1977 · ★ 7.3 · Original Music Composer

Color Cry

1952 · Musician, Music

The End of the Line

1959 · Music

American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train

1964

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