Sonny Terry

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 American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3

2004 • Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)

Red, White and Blues

2003 • Self (archive footage)

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

2003 • Self

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

2003 • Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

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

2003 • Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie

1988 • Self (archive footage)

The Color Purple

1985 • Jook Joint Musician

Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'

1984 • Self

Full filmography

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

2004 • Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)

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Red, White and Blues

2003 • Self (archive footage)

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

2003 • Self

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

2003 • Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

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

2003 • Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

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BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie

1988 • Self (archive footage)

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The Color Purple

1985 • Jook Joint Musician

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Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'

1984 • Self

1979 • Blues Singer

1967 • Self

American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train

1964

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To Hear Your Banjo Play

1947 • Self

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