Sonny Terry

Summary

Sonny Terry is a human^[1]. Born in Greensboro^[2], he… he was born on October 24, 1911^[3]. He passed away in Mineola^[4]. He died on March 11, 1986^[5]. He worked as a blues musician^[6], harmonicist^[7], singer^[8], and musician^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (339 views/month, #7,162 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Sonny Terry was born in Greensboro^[2].
• Sonny Terry died in Mineola^[4].
• Sonny Terry was born on October 24, 1911^[3].
• Sonny Terry died on March 11, 1986^[5].
• Sonny Terry held citizenship in United States^[11].
• Sonny Terry is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[12].
• Sonny Terry's professions included blues musician^[6].
• Sonny Terry's professions included harmonicist^[7].
• Sonny Terry worked as a singer^[8].
• Sonny Terry worked as a musician^[9].
• Sonny Terry's field of work was Piedmont blues^[13].
• Sonny Terry is recorded as male^[14].
• Sonny Terry's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Sonny Terry's genre is blues^[16].
• Sonny Terry's record label is recorded as Alligator Records^[17].
• Sonny Terry's record label is recorded as Capitol Records^[18].
• Sonny Terry's record label is recorded as Chess Records^[19].
• Sonny Terry's record label is recorded as Elektra^[20].
• Sonny Terry's record label is recorded as ABC Records^[21].
• Sonny Terry is part of Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee^[22].
• Sonny Terry's Commons category is recorded as Sonny Terry^[23].
• Sonny Terry's voice type is recorded as tenor^[24].
• Sonny Terry's family name is recorded as Q18388656^[25].
• Sonny Terry's family name is recorded as Terry^[26].
• Sonny Terry's given name is recorded as Saunders^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1911-10-24^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1986-03-11^[31]

• Genre(s): blues, piedmont blues^[32]

• Community tags: blues, piedmont blues^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 3e07fca6-2c7f-4fc1-a138-ec6cd7e4be8a^[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Sonny Terry's place of birth was Greensboro^[2]. He was born on October 24, 1911^[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include blues musician^[6], harmonicist^[7], singer^[8], and musician^[9]. Sonny Terry's field of work was Piedmont blues^[13].

Death and Burial

Sonny Terry died on March 11, 1986^[5]. He died in Mineola^[4].

Why It Matters

Sonny Terry ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (339 views/month, #7,162 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

FAQs

Where was Sonny Terry born?

Sonny Terry's place of birth was Greensboro^[2].

Where did Sonny Terry die?

Sonny Terry died in Mineola^[4].

What did Sonny Terry do for work?

Sonny Terry worked as blues musician^[6], harmonicist^[7], singer^[8], and musician^[9].