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.

Known For

The Jerk

14 December, 1979

Red, White and Blues

3 October, 2003

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

8 July, 2003

To Hear Your Banjo Play

1 January, 1947

American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train

19 August, 1964

Festival

23 October, 1967

The Color Purple

18 December, 1985

Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'

1 January, 1984

The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1

1 January, 2003

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

31 August, 2004

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

1 January, 2003

BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie

8 January, 1988

The Midnight Special

1972