Acting
Sonny Terry
Acting · Born 1911-10-24 · 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.
Credits · 16
FilmThe American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
2004 · Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
FilmRed, White and Blues
2003 · Self (archive footage)
FilmBrownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
2003 · Self
FilmCrossroads
1986 · Musician
FilmThe Color Purple
1985 · Jook Joint Musician
FilmWoody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
1984 · Self
FilmThe Jerk
1979 · Blues Singer
FilmStroszek
1977 · Original Music Composer
FilmLeadbelly
1976 · Musician
FilmThe Blues Under the Skin
1973 · Self
The Midnight Special
1972 · Self
FilmFestival
1967 · Self
American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
FilmAmerican Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
1964
FilmThe End of the Line
1959 · Music
Color Cry
FilmColor Cry
1952 · Musician
FilmTo Hear Your Banjo Play
1947 · Self