Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
October 24, 1911
Died
March 11, 1986 (age 74)
Place of Birth
Mineola, New York, U.S.
Also Known As
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
Saunders Terrell
Sonny Terry
Biography
Known For
The Midnight Special
Self
1972
The Color Purple
Jook Joint Musician
1985
The Jerk
Blues Singer
1979
Festival
Self
1967
Red, White and Blues
Self (archive footage)
2003
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
Self
1984
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
2004
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
2003
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
Self (archive footage)
1988
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
Self
2003
American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
1964
To Hear Your Banjo Play
Self
1947
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
2003