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Sonny Terry

Sonny Terry

Birthday: 1911-10-24

Place of Birth: Mineola, New York, U.S.

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.

Movies

The Jerk
The Jerk

After discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson se...

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Red, White and Blues
Red, White and Blues

Director Mike Figgis (Stormy Monday, Leaving Las Vegas, Time Code) joins musicians such as Van Morri...

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

For some 30 years, they embodied "country blues" for folk music audiences around the globe. Sonny Te...

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To Hear Your Banjo Play
To Hear Your Banjo Play

A short film about Pete Seeger and the birth of banjo music throughout the Southern United States....

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American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train

A 16 minute short comprising 2 acts of a 1964 event where an innovative group of musicians performed...

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Festival
Festival

Black and white footage of performances, interviews, and conversations at the Newport Folk Festival,...

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The Color Purple
The Color Purple

An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the Sout...

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Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'

A warmhearted memorial to the folk singer whose songs galvanized organizers and guitar-pickers acros...

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

Taken from the European tours organised for American blues musicians between 1962 and 1969, this rel...

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

Taken from the European tours organised for American blues musicians between 1962 and 1969, this rel...

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

Taken from the European tours organised for American blues musicians between 1962 and 1969, this rel...

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BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie

Documentary on the life of Woody Guthrie, the travelling songwriter and singer who paved the way for...

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