Died On This Date (March 11, 1986) Sonny Terry / Blues Legend
themusicsover Sonny Terry (Born Saunders Terrell)
October 24, 1911 – March 11, 1986
Sonny Terry was a blind blues singer and harmonica player from North Carolina. He was one of the most popular of the Piedmont blues scene. During his early days, he performed and recorded with guitarist, Blind Boy Fuller. And when Fuller passed away, he joined up with Brownie McGhee, and together they played well into the 1970s. The pair was celebrated during the folk revival of the ’60s, a time when they were popular festival draws at the Newport Folk Festival and such. Sonny Terry died of natural causes on March 11, 1986.
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