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    1986-03-11

    1911-10-24115 years, 0 months, and 10 days old

    1

    Place of birth:

    Mineola, New York, U.S.

    Adult:

    No

    Gender:

    Male

    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.

    Images Gallery

    Best Credits: 14

    Title
    The Jerk
    Blues Singer
    6.875
    1979-12-14
    3.6707
    Red, White and Blues
    Self (archive footage)
    7.5
    2003-10-03
    0.7427
    Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
    Self
    3.8
    2003-07-08
    0.6367
    To Hear Your Banjo Play
    Self
    4.5
    1947-01-01
    0.7972
    American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
    9
    1964-08-19
    0.7845
    Festival
    Self
    6
    1967-10-23
    0.8136
    The Color Purple
    Jook Joint Musician
    7.727
    1985-12-18
    6.067
    Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
    Self
    6.5
    1984-01-01
    2.4145
    The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
    Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
    0
    2003-01-01
    0.621
    The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
    Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
    0
    2003-01-01
    0.6635
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