Sonny Terry

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.

Known for

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

2004 ⭐ 10.0

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Red, White and Blues

2003 ⭐ 7.5

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The Color Purple

1985 ⭐ 7.7

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Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'

1984 ⭐ 6.5

Career timeline

2004

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

Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie Mc · 2004

⭐ 10.0

2003

Red, White and Blues Notable

Self (archive footage) · 2003

⭐ 7.5

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

Self · 2003

⭐ 3.8

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

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee · 2003

1988

BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie

Self (archive footage) · 1988

1985

The Color Purple Notable

Jook Joint Musician · 1985

⭐ 7.7

1984

Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'

Self · 1984

⭐ 6.5

1979

The Jerk

Blues Singer · 1979

⭐ 6.9

1973

The Blues Under the Skin Notable

Self · 1973

⭐ 10.0

1967

Festival

Self · 1967

⭐ 6.0

1947

To Hear Your Banjo Play

Self · 1947

⭐ 4.5

Frequently appears with

Big Mama Thornton

Self

Buddy Guy

Self

Big Joe Turner

Self

Jeff Beck

Self

Jack Bruce

Self (archive footage)

Mick Fleetwood

Self

Tom Jones

Self

Full filmography

HD

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

2004 ⭐ 10.0

HD

Red, White and Blues

2003 ⭐ 7.5

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

2003 ⭐ 3.8

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

2003

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

2003

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BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie

1988

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The Color Purple

1985 ⭐ 7.7

HD

Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'

1984 ⭐ 6.5

HD

The Jerk

1979 ⭐ 6.9

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The Blues Under the Skin

1973 ⭐ 10.0

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Festival

1967 ⭐ 6.0

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To Hear Your Banjo Play

1947 ⭐ 4.5