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CodeDS/UK/17928
NameTerry; Sonny (1911-1986); American blues musician
AliasSaunders Terrell (real name)
Dates1911-1986
GenderMale
BiographySaunders Terrell (24 October 1911 – 11 March 1986), better known as Sonny Terry, was a blind American Piedmont blues musician. He was widely known for his energetic blues harmonica style, which frequently included vocal whoops and hollers, and imitations of trains and fox hunts.

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