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Sonny Terry

1911 - 1986

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Saunders Terrell (October 24, 1911 – March 11, 1986), known as Sonny Terry, was an American Piedmont blues and folk musician, who was known for his energetic blues harmonica style, which frequently included vocal whoops and hollers and occasionally imitations of trains and fox hunts. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sonny Terry is the 1,781st most popular singer (down from 1,772nd in 2019), the 9,804th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,407th in 2019) and the 479th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Sonny Terry ranks 1,781 out of 4,381. Before him are Choi Soo-young, Nikka Costa, Clodagh Rodgers, Lucinda Williams, Nicky Jam, and Jonny Jakobsen. After him are Eva Dahlgren, Jagjit Singh, Loleatta Holloway, John Paul Young, Flo Rida, and Paul Carrack.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Sonny Terry ranks 353. Before him are Dudley Senanayake, Helmut Braselmann, Wilbert Awdry, Gusztáv Juhász, Garrett Birkhoff, and Charles Walters. After him are Eric Williams, Chris Berger, Ruth Hussey, Kristina Brenk, Ludwig Schuberth, and Zheng Junli. Among people deceased in 1986, Sonny Terry ranks 265. Before him are Sara Sadíqova, Beryl Markham, Ella Baker, Yakima Canutt, Josef Streb, and Goffredo Parise. After him are Adolf Brudes, Pepper Adams, Harry Voigt, Rafael Gil, Yaşar Erkan, and Chuck McKinley.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sonny Terry ranks 9,806 out of 20,380. Before him are Steven Brill (1962), Samuel Alexander Kinnier Wilson (1878), Mark R. Hughes (1956), Yasmine Bleeth (1968), Paul Kurtz (1925), and Bobcat Goldthwait (1962). After him are Kevin Alejandro (1976), Randy Matson (1945), Phillip Griffiths (1938), Willie Davenport (1943), Denton Cooley (1920), and Elda Emma Anderson (1899).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Sonny Terry ranks 479. Before him are Marty Robbins (1925), Teddy Pendergrass (1950), Jeff Scott Soto (1965), Julian Casablancas (1978), Lucinda Williams (1953), and Nicky Jam (1981). After him are Loleatta Holloway (1946), Flo Rida (1979), Johnny Burnette (1934), Joe Jonas (1989), Method Man (1971), and Kid Rock (1971).

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