Biography
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.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Crossroads - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1986
The Great Blues Men
1972
So Beautiful Or So What
2011
Where Did You Sleep Last Night?
2009
Sonny & Brownie
1973
See What Tomorrow Brings
1965
Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 1947-1974
1985
Lightnin' Hopkins
1969
The Story Of The Blues
1969
Bed On The Floor
1965
Sings Folk Songs
1962
Last Night Blues
1961
Get On Board (The Songs Of Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
2022
NRBQ
1969
A Long Way From Home
1969
Big Bill Broonzy
1967
Lightnin' (The Blues Of Lightnin' Hopkins)
1961
Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry Sing
1958
Where Did You Sleep Last Night (Lead Belly Legacy Vol. 1)
1996
Jazz Heritage Series
1983
I Couldn't Believe My Eyes
1973
Blues Bash
1973
Immortal Woody Guthrie
1973
Huddie Ledbetter
1973
Credited work
1,610 releases · 307 albums · active 1950–2025
- Performance · 2,350
- Other credits · 2,121
Studios: Bell Sound Studios · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · American Folk Blues Festival · Ocean Way Recording
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
- Leadbelly
- Lightnin' Hopkins
- Woody Guthrie
- Blind Boy Fuller
- Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry
- Brownie McGhee