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.
Known for
7.7
Movie
The Color Purple
1985
6.9
Movie
The Jerk
1979
6.0
Movie
Festival
1967
8.1
TV
The Midnight Special
1972
7.5
Movie
Red, White and Blues
2003
10.0
Movie
The Blues Under the Skin
1973
6.5
Movie
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
1984
10.0
Movie
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
2004
4.5
Movie
To Hear Your Banjo Play
1947
3.8
Movie
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
2003
0
Movie
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
2003
0
Movie
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
2003
Filmography(14)
14 titles across Movies & TV
10.0
Movie
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
2004
7.5
Movie
Red, White and Blues
2003
3.8
Movie
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
2003
0
Movie
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
2003
0
Movie
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
2003
0
Movie
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
1988
7.7
Movie
The Color Purple
1985
6.5
Movie
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
1984
6.9
Movie
The Jerk
1979
10.0
Movie
The Blues Under the Skin
1973
8.1
TV
The Midnight Special
1972
6.0
Movie
Festival
1967
9.0
Movie
American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
