Whoopin The Blues 1958-1974 DVD
Terry, Sonny
Whoopin The Blues 1958-1974 DVD
Terry, Sonny
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Sonny Terry started playing harmonica in his teens, as a blind street musician in North Carolina. After a stint with a medicine show, he hooked up with the popular ragtime singer/guitarist Blind Boy Fuller. When he was 23, he made his recording debut, backing up Fuller. Barely a year later in 1938, he was wowing New York audiences at Carnegie Hall, appearing solo as part of John Hammond's Spirituals to Swing concert.Sonny Terry died in 1986, leaving behind many recordings and numerous fans.