Sonny Terry
Birthday: 1911-10-24 Place of Birth: Mineola, New York, U.S.
Synopsis
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.
Acting
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 Terry and Brownie McGhee were once ubiquitous, and as such tended to be taken for granted in the halcyon days of the 1960s blues rediscoveries. But nearly two decades have passed since the perennial team parted, and the 16 performances here remind us of this superb duo's complementary strengths.
To Hear Your Banjo Play
A short film about Pete Seeger and the birth of banjo music throughout the Southern United States.
