Sonny Terry
Sonny Terry
Saunders Terrell, 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth24 October 1911
CountryUnited States of America
player curves water
So I went out and bought Hard Again by Muddy Waters. That was a big learning curve. I listened to that album again and again and again. James Cotton was the harmonica player on that album.
damn days friend soon
In them days I just as soon died-except for my harmonica. It was like a friend who didn't give a damn if I could see or not.
expression millionaire ifs
If talk was money, you'd be a millionaire. If thoughts could kill, there'd be no one here.
get-away ifs
If you've got a good vibrato, you can get away with a lot.
easy masters difficult
It's very easy to learn. And very difficult to master.
giving harmonicas damn
In them days I just as soon died -- except for my harmonica. It was like a friend who didn't give a damn if I could see or not.
humanity mind way
You have to open your mind. I like the ability to express myself in a deep way. It's the closest music to our humanity - it's like a folk music that rises up out of a culture.