Sonny Terry

Known for Acting

Sonny Terry's portrait

Details

Birthday: October 24, 1911

Deathday: March 11, 1986

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.