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 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: harmonica

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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
Atlantic	416	10-in.	5/10/1950	Let's do it	Granville "Sticks" McGhee ; Spo-Dee-O-Dee Buddies (Sticks McGhee's)		instrumentalist, harmonica
Atlantic	417	10-in.	5/10/1950	She's gone	Granville "Sticks" McGhee ; Spo-Dee-O-Dee Buddies (Sticks McGhee's)		instrumentalist, harmonica
Atlantic	418	10-in.	5/10/1950	Housewarmin' boogie	Granville "Sticks" McGhee ; Harry Van Walls		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 July 8, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/346623.

Terry, Sonny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved July 8, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/346623.

"Terry, Sonny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 8 July 2024.