Cast
Sonny Terry
Acting
Cast
Sonny Terry
Known for
Acting
Born
1911-10-24
From
Mineola, New York, U.S.
Died
1986-03-11
Also known as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Saunders Terrell
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.
★7.7
MOVIE1985
The Color Purple
as Jook Joint Musician
★6.9
MOVIE1979
The Jerk
as Blues Singer
★6.0
MOVIE1967
Festival
as Self
★7.5
MOVIE2003
Red, White and Blues
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE1988
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
as Self (archive footage)
★6.5
MOVIE1984
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
as Self
★10.0
MOVIE1973
The Blues Under the Skin
as Self
★10.0
MOVIE2004
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
as Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
★9.0
MOVIE1964
American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
MOVIE2003
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
★3.8
MOVIE2003
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
as Self
MOVIE2003
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
★4.5
MOVIE1947
To Hear Your Banjo Play
as Self