Sonny Terry

Sonny Terry

Birthday: 1911-10-24

Deathday: 1986-03-11

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

Also known as: Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Saunders Terrell

imdb_id: nm0856079

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.

Played in movies:

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

Score: 10.0

The Color Purple

Score: 7.8

Red, White and Blues

Score: 7.3

The Jerk

Score: 6.9

Festival

Score: 5.7

Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'

Score: 5.0

To Hear Your Banjo Play

Score: 4.5

Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974

Score: 3.8

BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie

Score: 0.0

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

Score: 0.0

The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1

Score: 0.0

American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

The Midnight Special

Score: 7.8