Sonny Terry
Piedmont blues, Composer
1911 – 1986
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Who was Sonny Terry?
Saunders Terrell, better known as Sonny Terry, was a blind American Piedmont blues musician. He was widely known for his energetic blues harmonica style, which frequently included vocal whoops and hollers, and imitations of trains and fox hunts.
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- Born
- Oct 24, 1911
Greensboro - Also known as
- Terry, Sonny
- Saunders Teddell
- Saunders 'Sonny' Terry
- Saunders Sonny Terry
- Saunders Terrell
- Sonny Terry & Friends
- Terry, Sonny & Friends
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Mar 11, 1986
Mineola
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on July 23, 2013
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