Sonny Terry
(1911-1986)
American Piedmont blues musician
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Saunders Teddell, or Saunders Terrell (or other variants, sources differ) (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.
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Saunders Terrell 24 October 1911 Greensboro, Georgia, United States
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| Died |
12 March 1986 (aged 74) Mineola, New York, United States
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| Zodiac | Scorpio |
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