Sonny Terry
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 24, 1911, Mineola, New York, U.S.
- Died
- March 11, 1986
- Movies
- 13
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.
Best-Known Movies
7.7
The Color Purple
1985
6.9
The Jerk
1979
6.0
Festival
1967
7.5
Red, White and Blues
2003
3.8
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
2003
4.5
To Hear Your Banjo Play
1947
6.5
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
1984
10.0
The Blues Under the Skin
1973
10.0
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
2004
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
2003
Filmography
| 2004 | The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3 | Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee) |
| 2003 | Red, White and Blues | Self (archive footage) |
| 2003 | Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974 | Self |
| 2003 | The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2 | Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee |
| 2003 | The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1 | Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee |
| 1988 | BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie | Self (archive footage) |
| 1985 | The Color Purple | Jook Joint Musician |
| 1984 | Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin' | Self |
| 1979 | The Jerk | Blues Singer |
| 1973 | The Blues Under the Skin | Self |
| 1967 | Festival | Self |
| 1964 | American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train | |
| 1947 | To Hear Your Banjo Play | Self |
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