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The Jerk (1979) -- A complete imbecile struggles to make it through life on his own, until a strange invention makes him unbelievably wealthy.

Overview

Date of Birth:
24 October 1911, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA more
Date of Death:
12 March 1986, Mineola, Long Island, New York, USA more
Trivia:
Pictured on one of a set of four 32¢ US commemorative postage stamps in... more
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NewsDesk:
Great Vintage Blues 5: Sonny Terry Brownie McGhee
 (From The AV Club. 29 May 2008, 6:29 PM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Saunders 'Sonny' Terry | Saunders Sonny Terry

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Soundtrack, Actor, Composer, Music Department, Self, Archive Footage
Soundtrack:
  1. Superbad (2007) (performer: "Dangerous Woman (With A 45 In Her Hand)")
  2. Gangs of New York (2002) ("New Careless Love")

  3. Dogfight (1991) (performer: "GUITAR HIGHWAY")
  4. Highway 61 (1991) (performer: "Big Wind is a Comin'")
  5. A Matter of Degrees (1990) (performer: "Blue Feeling")

  6. Crossroads (1986) (writer: "WALKIN' BLUES") (performer: "WALKIN' BLUES")
  7. The Color Purple (1985) (writer: "I Ain't Gonna Sing No Mo")

  8. The Jerk (1979) (performer: "Pick A Bale Of Cotton")

  9. "Dave's Place" (1 episode, 1965)
        - Episode #1.11 (1965) TV episode (performer: "Midnight Special", "Talking Harmonica Blues", "Pick Bale O' Cotton")
Actor:
  1. The Color Purple (1985) (as Saunders Sonny Terry) .... Jook Joint Musician

  2. The Jerk (1979) .... Blues Singer
  3. Le blues entre les dents (1973) .... Bluesman
    ... aka Blues Under the Skin (USA)

  4. Blues and Gospel Train (1964) (TV) .... Musician
Composer:
  1. Stroszek (1977)
  2. Book of Numbers (1973)

  3. Color Cry (1952)
Music Department:
  1. Buck and the Preacher (1972) (musician)

  2. Color Cry (1952) (musician: harmonica and vocals)
Self:
  1. Freedom Highway: Songs that Shaped a Century (2001) .... Himself
    ... aka Freedom Highway (International: English title: short title)

  2. Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin' (1984)

  3. Shoutin' the Blues (1979) .... Himself
  4. "The Virginia Graham Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
        - Episode dated 29 June 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself

  5. Whoopin' the Blues (1969) .... Himself
  6. Festival (1967) .... Himself

  7. "The Revlon Revue" .... Himself (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka "Revlon Presents"
    ... aka "Revlon Spring Music Festival"
        - Tonight with Belafonte (1959) TV episode .... Himself

  8. To Hear Your Banjo Play (1947) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. Legends of Country Blues Guitar (1994) (V) (uncredited) .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
CD (with Brownie McGhee): "Blowin' the Fuses - Golden Classics" (VCL) more
Genres:
Music | Drama | Comedy | Documentary more
Plot Keywords:
Independent Film | Character Name In Title | Cult Favorite | Dancing more

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