Sonny Terry

Acting

October 24, 1911

Mineola, New York, U.S.

13 movies

5.5 avg

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.

Best Performances

Highest rated appearances

7.7

The Color Purple

as Jook Joint Musician

6.9

The Jerk

as Blues Singer

Filmography

2000s

5 films

The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3

as Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)

200410.0

Red, White and Blues

as Self (archive footage)

20037.5

Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974

as Self

20033.8

The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2