Sonny Terry
Acting
1911-10-24 · 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(14)
movieThe American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
as Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee) · 2004 · 10.0
movieRed, White and Blues
as Self (archive footage) · 2003 · 7.5
movieBrownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
as Self · 2003 · 3.8
movieThe American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee · 2003 · 0.0
movieThe American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee · 2003 · 0.0
movieBBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
as Self (archive footage) · 1988 · 0.0
movieThe Color Purple
as Jook Joint Musician · 1985 · 7.7
movieWoody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
as Self · 1984 · 6.5
movieThe Jerk
as Blues Singer · 1979 · 6.9
movieThe Blues Under the Skin
as Self · 1973 · 10.0
tvThe Midnight Special
as Self · 1972 · 8.1
movieFestival
as Self · 1967 · 6.0
movieAmerican Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
as · 1964 · 9.0
movieTo Hear Your Banjo Play
as Self · 1947 · 4.5