Sonny Terry
Birthdate
October 24, 1911 (113 years old)
Place of Birth
Mineola, New York, U.S.
Date of Death
March 11, 1986
Known For
Acting
Details
Birthdate
October 24, 1911 (113 years old)
Place of Birth
Mineola, New York, U.S.
Date of Death
March 11, 1986
Known For
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.
Sonny Terry's LGBTQ+ Titles
The Color Purple
Jook Joint Musician
Acting (12)
2004
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3 as Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
2003
Red, White and Blues as Self (archive footage)
2003
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974 as Self
2003
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1 as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
2003
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2 as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
1985
The Color Purple as Jook Joint Musician
1984
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin' as Self
1979
The Jerk as Blues Singer
1972
The Midnight Special as Self (1 episode)
1967
Festival as Self
1964
American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
1947
To Hear Your Banjo Play as Self
Sound (4)
1986
Crossroads
• Musician
1977
Stroszek
• Original Music Composer
1952
Color Cry
• Music
• Musician