by Sandra Brennan
biography
Accidentally blinded in childhood, Sonny Terry was one of the great harmonica players. He got his start traveling with medicine shows. During the Depression, Terry worked with such guitar players as Blind Boy Fuller and Gary Davis. He is best remembered for the work he did with blues guitarist Brownie McGhee, with whom Terry performed for almost 50 years. In addition to performing straight concerts and such, Terry also appeared on Broadway in a production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and in a couple feature films, including The Jerk (1979) and The Color Purple (1985).
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Let Your Feet Do the Talkin'
Archival Appearance |
2010 | |||
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Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues - Rare Performances 1948-1974
Archival Appearance |
1997 | |||
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To Hear Your Banjo Play
Archival Appearance |
1997 | |||
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Country Blues Guitar, Part 3
Archival Appearance |
1992 | |||
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Masters of the Country Blues: Rev. Gary Davis and Sonny Terry
Archival Appearance |
1991 | |||
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The Jerk
Actor |
1979 | |||
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Stroszek
Featured Music |
1977 | |||
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Book of Numbers
Composer (Music Score) |
1973 | |||
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Buck and the Preacher
Songwriter |
1972 | |||
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Masters of the Blues
Performance |
1966 |