Sonny Terry
Saunders Terrell
Birth Date
10/24/1911 (Age 74)Birth Place
Mineola, New York, U.S.Death Date
3/11/1986Biography
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 Known For
Original Music Composer
Jook Joint Musician
Blues Singer
Musician
Frequent Collaborators
Werner Herzog
2 films together
Bruno S.
1 film together
Chet Atkins
1 film together
Thomas Mauch
1 film together
Eva Mattes
1 film together
Clemens Scheitz
1 film together
