Sonny Terry
Also Known As: Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Saunders Terrell
Biography: 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.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Mineola, New York, U.S.
Adult: No
Birthday: October 24, 1911
Age: 113 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: March 11, 1986
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The Jerk
Overview: After discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson sets off on a hilarious misadventure that takes him from rags to riches and back again. The slaphappy jerk strikes it rich, but life in the fast lane isn't all it's cracked up to be and, in the end, all that really matters to Johnson is his true love.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-12-14
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Red, White and Blues
Overview: Director Mike Figgis (Stormy Monday, Leaving Las Vegas, Time Code) joins musicians such as Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Tom Jones, performing and talking about the music of the early sixties British invasion that reintroduced the blues sound to America.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2003-10-03
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Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974
Overview: For some 30 years, they embodied "country blues" for folk music audiences around the globe. Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee were once ubiquitous, and as such tended to be taken for granted in the halcyon days of the 1960s blues rediscoveries. But nearly two decades have passed since the perennial team parted, and the 16 performances here remind us of this superb duo's complementary strengths.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-07-08
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To Hear Your Banjo Play
Overview: A short film about Pete Seeger and the birth of banjo music throughout the Southern United States.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-01-01
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American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
Overview: A 16 minute short comprising 2 acts of a 1964 event where an innovative group of musicians performed on a real railroad track. The audience on one side of the tracks and the musicians on the station side.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-08-19
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Festival
Overview: Black and white footage of performances, interviews, and conversations at the Newport Folk Festival, from 1963 to 1966. The headliners are Peter, Paul and Mary, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, and Bob Dylan, who's acoustic and electric. Son House and Mike Bloomfield talk about the blues; John Hurt, Howlin' Wolf, and Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee show its range. The Osborne Brothers perform bluegrass. Donovan, Johnny Cash, Judy Collins, Mimi and Dick Farina, and others less well known also perform. Several talk musical philosophy, and there's a running commentary about the nature and appeal of folk music. The crowd looks clean cut.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-10-23
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The Color Purple
Overview: An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing 'Mister' Albert Johnson, things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister in Africa.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-12-18
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Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
Overview: A warmhearted memorial to the folk singer whose songs galvanized organizers and guitar-pickers across the United States. Part biography, part travelogue and part hootenanny, it follows the singer's son, Arlo Guthrie, as he retraces his father's steps and collects reminiscences from his father's family, friends and musical partners.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-01-01
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The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
Overview: Taken from the European tours organised for American blues musicians between 1962 and 1969, this release features performances by several popular blues artists, including: T-Bone Walker, Lightnin' Hopkins, Victory Spivey, T-Bone Walker ...
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-01-01
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The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
Overview: Taken from the European tours organised for American blues musicians between 1962 and 1969, this release features performances by several popular blues artists, including: T-Bone Walker, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, etc.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-01-01
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The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
Overview: Taken from the European tours organised for American blues musicians between 1962 and 1969, this release features performances by several popular blues artists, including: Big Mama Thornton, Roosevelt Sykes, Buddy Guy, Dr. Isaiah Ross, Big Joe Turner, Skip James, Bukka White, Son House, Hound Dog Taylor and Little Walter, Koko Taylor and Little Walter, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Helen Humes, Earl Hooker, and Muddy Waters.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-08-31
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BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
Overview: Documentary on the life of Woody Guthrie, the travelling songwriter and singer who paved the way for the likes of Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen.
Genres: Documentary Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-08
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