Acting
Sonny Terry
EN, FR, DE cinema · 18 credits
Born
24 October 1911
Died
11 March 1986 (aged 74)
Birthplace
Mineola, New York, U.S.
Also known as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee · Saunders Terrell
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
Filmography
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
as Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
Red, White and Blues
as Self (archive footage)
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
as Self (archive footage)
Crossroads
Musician
The Color Purple
as Jook Joint Musician
The Jerk
as Blues Singer
Stroszek
Original Music Composer
Leadbelly
Musician
Festival
as Self
Color Cry
1952
Color Cry
Musician, Music
