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Sonny Terry

Sonny Terry

Sonny Terry

1911-10-24

Mineola, New York, U.S.

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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.

Best known for:

The Color Purple

The Jerk

Crossroads

Stroszek

Festival

Color Cry

The Midnight Special

Red, White and Blues

To Hear Your Banjo Play

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

Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'

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

American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train

BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie

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

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

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Filmography:

Stroszek (1977)
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WORK AS:
Original Music Composer
The Jerk (1979)
5.6
APPEREAD AS:
Blues Singer
The Color Purple (1985)
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APPEREAD AS:
Jook Joint Musician
Crossroads (1986)
6.1
WORK AS:
Musician
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1 (2003)
APPEREAD AS:
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2 (2003)
APPEREAD AS:
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

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