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Sonny Terry
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.
Top Filmography

7.7
The Color Purple
1985 // MOVIE

6.9
The Jerk
1979 // MOVIE

5.7
Festival
1967 // MOVIE

7.8
The Midnight Special
1972 // TV

7.5
Red, White and Blues
2003 // MOVIE

3.8
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
2003 // MOVIE

4.5
To Hear Your Banjo Play
1947 // MOVIE
1.5
American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
1964 // MOVIE

5.0
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
1984 // MOVIE

10.0
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
2004 // MOVIE

0.0
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
2003 // MOVIE

0.0
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
2003 // MOVIE

0.0
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
1988 // MOVIE