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Sonny Terry
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 occasio…
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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.
Filmography
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2004
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
Movie Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
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2003
Red, White and Blues
Movie Self (archive footage)
- 2003
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2003
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
Movie Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
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2003
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
Movie Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
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1988
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1986
Crossroads
Movie Musician
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1985
The Color Purple
Movie Jook Joint Musician
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1984
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
Movie Self
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1979
The Jerk
Movie Blues Singer
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1977
Stroszek
Movie Original Music Composer
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1976
Leadbelly
Movie Musician
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1973
The Blues Under the Skin
Movie Self
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1972
The Midnight Special
TV show Self
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1967
Festival
Movie Self
- 1964
More credits
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1959
The End of the Line
Movie Music
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1952
Color Cry
Movie Musician
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1947
To Hear Your Banjo Play
Movie Self
