Personal Info
Known ForActing
GenderMale
BirthdayOctober 24, 1911
Place of BirthMineola, New York, U.S.
Sonny Terry
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.
Known For
The Midnight Special
1972
8.1
The Color Purple
1985
7.7
The Jerk
1979
6.9
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
20030
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
1984
6.5
Red, White and Blues
2003
7.5
Festival
1967
6.0
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
19880
The Blues Under the Skin
1973
10.0
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
2003
3.8