Actor
Sonny Terry
Born 1911 · Mineola, New York, U.S.
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.
Acting
The Color Purple
Jook Joint Musician · 1985
The Jerk
Blues Singer · 1979
The Blues Under the Skin
Self · 1973
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee) · 2004
The Midnight Special
Self · 1972
Red, White and Blues
Self (archive footage) · 2003
Festival
Self · 1967
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
Self · 1984
To Hear Your Banjo Play
Self · 1947
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
Self · 2003
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee · 2003
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
Self (archive footage) · 1988
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee · 2003