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Sonny Terry

Sonny Terry
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About the artist

Saunders Terrell, better known as Sonny Terry (October 24, 1911-March 11, 1986), was a blues musician. He was born in Greensboro, North Carolina on October 24, 1911, and died on March 11, 1986 in Mineola, New York. He was most widely known for his energetic blues harmonica style which frequently included vocal whoops and hollers, and imitations of trains and fox hunts. His father, a farmer, taught him to play basic blues harp as a youth. He sustained

Top songs

  1. Whoopin' the Blues
  2. One Monkey Don't Stop The Show
  3. Custard Pie Blues
  4. Sonny's Whoopin' the Doop
  5. Harmonica Blues
  6. Bring It On Home To Me
  7. All Alone Blues
  8. Lost John
  9. The Battle Is Over (But The War Goes On)
  10. Crow Jane
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  1. Crow Jane Blues
  2. Telephone Blues
  3. Diggin' My Potatoes
  4. Walkin My Blues Away
  5. Riff and Harmonica Jump
  6. Harmonica Stomp
  7. Better Day
  8. Worried Blues
  9. Beer Garden Blues
  10. People Get Ready
  11. Airplane Blues
  12. Old Lost John
  13. Worried Man Blues
  14. Train Whistle Blues
  15. Harmonica and Washboard Breakdown
  16. I Got My Eyes on You
  17. God And Man
  18. Hot Headed Woman
  19. So Tough With Me
  20. Down By the Riverside
  21. Screamin' and Cryin' Blues
  22. Ida Mae
  23. You Bring Out The Boogie In Me
  24. Blowing the Blues
  25. Walk On
  26. Fox Chase
  27. The Woman Is Killing Me
  28. Changed The Lock On My Door
  29. The Harmonica Blues
  30. John Henry
  31. I Think I Got the Blues
  32. Harmonica Rag
  33. Sweet Woman
  34. My Baby Done Gone
  35. Mountain Blues
  36. Ya, Ya
  37. Ride and Roll
  38. White Boy Lost In The Blues
  39. Pick A Bale Of Cotton
  40. She's So Sweet
  41. Tater Pie
  42. Sail Away
  43. Touch It Up And Go
  44. Shortnin' Bread
  45. Whoo Wee Baby
  46. New Love Blues
  47. Whoee, Whoee
  48. Burnt Child
  49. Roll Me Baby
  50. New Careless Love
  51. Sonny's Coming
  52. Hootin' Blues No. 2
  53. Callin' My Mama
  54. Oh, What a Beautiful City
  55. Whooping The Blues
  56. Sonny's Thing
  57. I Ain't Gonna Be Your Dog No More
  58. Old Jabo
  59. Blues From The Bottom
  60. Bad Luck
  61. Dark Road
  62. Four O'clock Blues
  63. Bad Luck Blues
  64. Cold Wind Blowing
  65. Bye Bye Baby Blues
  66. Harmonica And Washboard Blues
  67. Leavin' Blues
  68. Custard Pie
  69. You Got to Have Your Dollar
  70. Lonesome Train
  71. Early morning blues
  72. Alcoholic Blues
  73. Locomotive Blues
  74. Dirty Mistreater, Don't You Know
  75. Jesus Gonna Make It Alright
  76. Mad Man Blues
  77. High Powered Woman
  78. I'm a Stranger Here
  79. Blues And Worried Man
  80. I Love You Baby
  81. Dangerous Woman (With A .45 In Her Hand)
  82. Midnight Special
  83. On The Road Again
  84. Sonny's Story
  85. Somebody's Been Talkin'
  86. Don't Want No Skinny Woman
  87. I Don't Care How Long
  88. Wholesale Dealin' Papa
  89. Pepperheaded Woman
  90. Going Down Slow

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