Sonny Terry
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 24, 1911
- Died
- March 11, 1986
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3 2004
as Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
Red, White and Blues 2003
as Self (archive footage)
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974 2003
as Self
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2 2003
as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1 2003
as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie 1988
as Self (archive footage)
Crossroads 1986
Musician
The Color Purple 1985
as Jook Joint Musician
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin' 1984
as Self
The Jerk 1979
as Blues Singer
Stroszek 1977
Original Music Composer
Leadbelly 1976
Musician
The Blues Under the Skin 1973
as Self
Festival 1967
as Self
- American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train 1964
Actor
The End of the Line 1959
Music
- Color Cry
Color Cry 1952
Music, Musician
To Hear Your Banjo Play 1947
as Self
Credits from TMDB.