Sonny Terry
Saunders Terrell (October 24, 1911 – March 11, 1986), 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 and Death Data: Born October 24, 1911 (Greensboro), Died March 11, 1986 (Mineola)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1938 - 1946
Roles Represented in DAHR: harmonica
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 23882 | 10-in. | approximately 1938 | Train whistle blues | Sonny Terry | Harmonica solo | instrumentalist, harmonica | |
| Columbia | 23883 | 10-in. | approximately 1938 | New love blues | Sonny Terry | Harmonica solo | instrumentalist, harmonica | |
| Decca | 73466 | 3/26/1946 | Sometime | Josh White | instrumentalist, harmonica | |||
| Decca | 73467 | 3/26/1946 | The lass with the delicate air | Josh White | instrumentalist, harmonica | |||
| Decca | 73468 | 3/26/1946 | I gave my love a cherry | Josh White | instrumentalist, harmonica |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Terry, Sonny," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/346623.
Terry, Sonny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/346623.
"Terry, Sonny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
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External Sources
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Terry, Sonny - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80131934
Wikidata: Sonny Terry - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q781878
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/12493027
MusicBrainz: Sonny Terry - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3e07fca6-2c7f-4fc1-a138-ec6cd7e4be8a
ISNI: 0000 0000 5934 4554 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000059344554
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