Sonny Terry American Piedmont blues musician
Sonny Terry is a 74 years old American Piedmont blues musician from . Sonny Terry was born on October 24, 1911 (died on March 11, 1986, he was 74 years old) in .
About
No, he died on 03/11/1986, 38 years ago. He was 74 years old when he died. He died in Mineola
Works
Sonny Terry Movies (8)
There are 8 movies of Sonny Terry.
His first feature film was The Color Purple (1985, as Jook Joint Musician). He was 74 when he starred in this movie. Since 1985, he has appeared in 8 feature films. The last one is Red, White and Blues (2003). In this movie, we watched him as himself .
View all Sonny Terry movies.
Sonny Terry movie characters
The names of the characters/jobs in the films he starred in are as follows:
| Character/Job | Movie | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Jook Joint Musician | The Color Purple (1985) | 74 |
| Original Music Composer | Stroszek (1977) | 65 |
| Blues Singer | The Jerk (1979) | 68 |
| Himself | Festival (1967) | 55 |
| Himself | To Hear Your Banjo Play (1947) | 35 |
| American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train (1964) | 95 | |
| Himself | Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry - Red River Blues (2003) | 91 |
| Himself | Red, White and Blues (2003) | 91 |
Sonny Terry zodiac sign was scorpio.
Other facts about Sonny Terry
| Place of death | Mineola |
|---|---|
| Genre | Country blues, Piedmont blues, Roots revival, East Coast blues, Richter-tuned harmonica |
| Hometown | North Carolina, United States |
| Instrument | Harmonica, Singing, Jew's harp |
| Instrument | Singing |
| Genre | Blues |
| Family name | Terrell. Show people with the surname Terrell |
| Name in native language | Sonny Terry |
| Work period (start) | 1930-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Voice type | Tenor |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
| Europeana entity | Agent/base/66438 |
| Part of | Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee |
| Record | Capitol Records |
| Ethnic group | African Americans |
| Medical condition | Blindness |
| Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
| Field of work | Piedmont Blues |
| Date of death | 1986-03-11T00:00:00Z |
| Given name | Sonny , series ordinal: 1 |
| Pseudonym | Sonny Terry , object has role: stage name |
