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Sonny Terry

Blues
Harmonica blues
Better known as "Blind" simply because he's blind, Sonny Terry, an atypical character, appears before the public armed with his harmonica, playing percussion with a set of knucklebones, all the while executing dance steps. Before making his living from music, he flirted with quackery by selling miracle potions. A street musician, his first public performances took place outside factories. He was hired by John Hammond, who could not resist the original style of this unusual musician and opened the doors of Carnegie Hall to him. He stayed in New York, where he formed one of the bes...
Songs
Lost John
Lost JohnSonny Terry

Sonny Terry Vol. 2 (1944-1949)

4:09

Po' Boy
Po' BoyLightnin' Hopkins, Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry

Just Rode In Your Town

Key To the Highway
Key To the HighwaySonny Terry, Brownie McGhee and Chris Barber's Jazz Band

Hometown Blues

2:15

I'm a Stranger Here
I'm a Stranger HereSonny Terry and Brownie McGhee

Sonny Terry

4:01

Po' Boy
Po' BoyBrownie McGhee and Sonny Terry

Po'boy

2:47

I'm a Stranger Here
I'm a Stranger HereBrownie McGhee and Sonny Terry

The Blues Summit Live

3:59

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