Sonny Terry
Department: Acting
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
The Jerk
1979
Red, White and Blues
2003
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
2003
To Hear Your Banjo Play
1947
American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
1964
Festival
1967
The Color Purple
1985
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
1984
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
2003
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
2003
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
2004
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
1988
The Midnight Special
1972