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"Sonny Terry" (1972)

Sonny Terry
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This interview of Sonny Terry, with his wife Emma at their home on Long Island, NY, is posted here with permission of Roger Trobridge. This video was compiled from out-takes from the film "Playing The Thing". This film and further restored interviews are available at internet-gopher.com/PTT Director and Cameraman - Chris Morphet Cameraman - Richard Stanley Sound - Paul Robinson Assistant - Johanna Freudenberg Research, restoration and digitization - Roger Trobridge

About Sonny Terry

Saunders Terrell, 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.

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Added 14 Jun 2026



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