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Sonny Terry

Born: 1911-10-24

From: Mineola, New York, U.S.

About: 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.


Film credits:

The Jerk
Blues Singer
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Red, White and Blues
Self (archive footage)
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Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
Self
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To Hear Your Banjo Play
Self
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American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
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Festival
Self
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The Color Purple
Jook Joint Musician
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Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
Self
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The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
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The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
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The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
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BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
Self (archive footage)
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