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Saunders Teddell, or 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.
Birth Name
Saunders Terrell
Born
Tuesday, 24 October 1911
Died
Tuesday, 11 March 1986
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969 Volume 3 | Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee) | 2004 |
| Red, White and Blues | Self (archive footage) | 2003 |
| The Blues | Self | 2003 |
| American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966 Volume 1 | Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee | 2003 |
| The Color Purple | Jook Joint Musician | 1985 |
| Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin' | Self | 1984 |
| The Jerk | Blues Singer | 1979 |
| Arena | Himself (archive footage) (as Blind Sonny Terry) | 1975 |
| Blues Under the Skin | Self | 1973 |
| The Old Grey Whistle Test | Self | 1971 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969 Volume 3 | Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee) | 2004 |
| Red, White and Blues | Self (archive footage) | 2003 |
| The Blues | Self | 2003 |
| American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966 Volume 1 | Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee | 2003 |
| The Color Purple | Jook Joint Musician | 1985 |
| Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin' | Self | 1984 |
| The Jerk | Blues Singer | 1979 |
| Arena | Himself (archive footage) (as Blind Sonny Terry) | 1975 |
| Blues Under the Skin | Self | 1973 |
| The Old Grey Whistle Test | Self | 1971 |
| The Rosey Grier Show | Self | 1968 |
| Festival | Self | 1967 |
| Dave's Place | Self | 1965 |
| A Roomful of Music | Himself | 1965 |
| To Hear Your Banjo Play | Himself / Self | 1947 |
