Sonny Terry
Born October 24, 1911 (Age: 114)
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Mineola, New York, U.S.
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 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.
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Filmography
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
2004
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as Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
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Age: 92
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
1988
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 76
The Color Purple
1985
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as Jook Joint Musician
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Age: 74
The Jerk
1979
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as Blues Singer
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Age: 68
No Image
American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
1964
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as
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Age: 52