---
title: 'Sonny Terry'
type: 'person'
roles:
  - 'blues musician'
  - 'harmonicist'
  - 'musician'
  - 'singer'
  - 'composer'
born: '1911-10-24'
died: '1986-03-11'
birthplace: 'Greensboro'
deathplace: 'Mineola'
films_in_library: 2
reviews_of_their_work: 0
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/people/sonny-terry'
updated: '2026-08-07'
wikipedia: 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Terry'
wikidata: 'Q781878'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Sonny Terry

blues musician, harmonicist, musician, singer, composer.

## Filmography on CinePixo

- 2004 · [Godfathers and Sons](https://cinepixo.com/movies/godfathers-and-sons-2004) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1985 · [The Color Purple](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-color-purple-1985) — actor · unreviewed here

## Criticism on CinePixo

Nothing written about their work here yet.

Source: https://cinepixo.com/people/sonny-terry
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