Acting

Sonny Terry

Born 1911-10-24 · Mineola, New York, U.S.

Died 1986-03-11

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.

Credits

Newest first

The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
as Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
2004
Red, White and Blues
as Self (archive footage)
2003
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
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
2003
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
as Self (archive footage)
1988
Crossroads
Musician
1986
The Color Purple
as Jook Joint Musician
1985
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
as Self
1984
The Jerk
as Blues Singer
1979
Stroszek
Original Music Composer
1977
Leadbelly
Musician
1976
The Blues Under the Skin
as Self
1973
The Midnight Special
as Self
1972
Festival
as Self
1967
American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
1964
The End of the Line
Music
1959
Color Cry
Musician
1952
Color Cry
Music
1952
To Hear Your Banjo Play
as Self
1947