Terry, Sonny
(1911–1986)> SINGER
Terry, Sonny Saunders Terrell, 24 October 1911; Greensboro, NC – 11 March 1986; Mineola, NY Superb singer and harmonica player. He lost sight of one eye at age five, the other at eighteen. To earn a living, he began playing harmonica on the streets, and by 1937 he was performing and recording with Blind Boy Fuller. After Fuller’s death, he began working with Brownie McGhee. They became especially famous during the 1960s folk boom, but they slowed the frequency of their appearances by the end of…