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Sonny Terry

Sonny Terry

Actor, Music Department, Composer

Born October 24, 1911 in Mineola, New York, U.S.

Died March 11, 1986

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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

Actor

24

Type

Year

Freedom Highway: Songs that Shaped a Century Poster

Freedom Highway: Songs that Shaped a Century Documentary2001Self

Legends of Country Blues Guitar Poster

Legends of Country Blues Guitar Video1994Self

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music Poster

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music Documentary1993Self - Performer

The Color Purple Poster

The Color Purple Feature Film1985Jook Joint Musician

Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin' Poster

Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin' Documentary1984

Shoutin' the Blues Documentary1979Self

The Jerk Poster

The Jerk Feature Film1979Blues singer

Blues Under the Skin Poster

Blues Under the Skin Documentary1973Self

Out of the Blacks Into the Blues Documentary1973Self

The Old Grey Whistle Test Poster

The Old Grey Whistle Test TV Series1971Self

The Hart & Lorne Terrific Hour TV Series1970Self

The Virginia Graham Show Poster

The Virginia Graham Show TV Series1970Self

Whoopin' the Blues Short Film1969Self

The Rosey Grier Show TV Series1968Self

Festival Poster

Festival Documentary1967Self

A Roomful of Music TV Series1965Self

Dave's Place Poster

Dave's Place TV Series1965Self

Blues and Gospel Train TV Movie1964Self

Quest TV Series1961Self

The Mike Douglas Show Poster

The Mike Douglas Show TV Series1961Self - Harmonica Player

The Revlon Revue Poster

The Revlon Revue TV Series1960Self

The Sunday Break Poster

The Sunday Break TV Series1958Self

American Inventory TV Series1951Self - singer

To Hear Your Banjo Play Poster

To Hear Your Banjo Play Short Film1947Self

Music Department

4

Type

Year

Eldon Rathburn: They Shoot... He Scores Poster

Eldon Rathburn: They Shoot... He Scores Documentary1995

Leadbelly Poster

Leadbelly Feature Film1976

Buck and the Preacher Poster

Buck and the Preacher Feature Film1972

Color Cry Poster

Color Cry Short Film1952

Composer

3

Type

Year

Stroszek Poster

Stroszek Feature Film1977

End of the Line Poster

End of the Line Documentary1959

Color Cry Poster

Color Cry Short Film1952

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