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Sonny Terry
Acting
Born: October 24, 1911
Mineola, New York, U.S.
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.
Known For

The Color Purple
as Jook Joint Musician

The Jerk
as Blues Singer

Festival
as Self

The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee

The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
as Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)

Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
as Self

To Hear Your Banjo Play
as Self

Red, White and Blues
as Self (archive footage)
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American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train

BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
as Self (archive footage)