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The Midnight Special
1972· TV Series
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
October 24, 1911(74)
Day of Death
March 11, 1986
Place of Birth
Mineola, New York, U.S.
Also Known As
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGheeSaunders Terrell
Sonny Terry
Acting
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
Filmography
- 2004MovieThe American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3as Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
- 2003MovieRed, White and Bluesas Self (archive footage)
- 2003MovieBrownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974as Self
- 2003MovieThe American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
- 2003MovieThe American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
- 1988MovieBBC Arena: Woody Guthrieas Self (archive footage)
- 1985MovieThe Color Purpleas Jook Joint Musician
- 1984MovieWoody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'as Self
- 1979MovieThe Jerkas Blues Singer
- 1972TVThe Midnight Specialas Self
- 1967MovieFestivalas Self
- 1947MovieTo Hear Your Banjo Playas Self