Sonny Terry

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: Acting

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

Died: 1986-03-11

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1947	To Hear Your Banjo Play	Self	45
2	1964	American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train		0
3	1967	Festival	Self	57
4	1979	The Jerk	Blues Singer	69
5	1984	Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'	Self	50
6	1985	The Color Purple	Jook Joint Musician	78
7	1988	BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie	Self (archive footage)	0
8	2003	The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1	Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee	0
9	2003	The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2	Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee	0
10	2003	Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974	Self	38
11	2003	Red, White and Blues	Self (archive footage)	73
12	2004	The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3	Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)	100

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1972	The Midnight Special	Self	76