Sonny Terry

Acting

Biography

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.

Born: October 24, 1911

Place of Birth: Mineola, New York, U.S.

Known For

Movie

Filmography

2004

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

as Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)

2003

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. 1

as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

2003

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

as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

1988

BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie

as Self (archive footage)

1985

The Color Purple

as Jook Joint Musician

1984

Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'

as Self

1979

The Jerk

as Blues Singer

1972

The Midnight Special

as Self

1967

Festival

as Self

1947

To Hear Your Banjo Play

as Self