October 24, 1911
March 11, 1986 (74 years old)
Mineola, New York, U.S.
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.
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
as Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
Red, White and Blues
as Self (archive footage)
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
as Self
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)
The Color Purple
as Jook Joint Musician
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
as Self
The Jerk
as Blues Singer
Festival
as Self
American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
To Hear Your Banjo Play
as Self