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Sonny Terry
Deceased

When Did Sonny Terry Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 74
Also known asSonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Saunders TerrellGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn24/10/1911Born inMineola, New York, U.S.Died11/03/1986 (aged 74)Died inMineolaWikidataQ781878 ↗TMDb#70275 ↗

Saunders Terrell, known as 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.

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Filmography7 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2003Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974MovieSelf92
1985The Color PurpleMovieJook Joint Musician74
1984Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'MovieSelf73
1979The JerkMovieBlues Singer68
1973The Blues Under the SkinMovieSelf62
1972The Midnight SpecialSeriesSelf61
1947To Hear Your Banjo PlayMovieSelf36