Sonny Terry
Actor · Original Music Composer · Music · Musician
Born Oct 24, 1911 · Mineola, New York, U.S.
Active 1952–1986
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.
Filmography
The Color Purple (1985) — Jook Joint MusicianThe Jerk (1979) — Blues SingerCrossroads (1986) — MusicianStroszek (1977) — Original Music ComposerThe End of the Line (1959) — MusicAmerican Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train (1964)Leadbelly (1976) — MusicianColor Cry (1952) — Music · MusicianThe American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1 (2003) — Sonny Terry & Brownie McGheeThe American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2 (2003) — Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee