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Sonny Boy Terry

About Me

Vocalist/band leader/harmonica player/songwriter/producer Sonny Boy Terry has recorded and toured with legendary blues artists Calvin Owens, Johnny Clyde Copeland, Joe Guitar Hughes, Jimmy Lousiana Dotson, Kinney Abair, Grady Gaines and many others.Christened Terry Jerome in the small farm and factory town in northwest Ohio called Van Wert just across the state line from Fort Wayne Indiana, Terry migrated to Houston, TX to find work in a booming city and to pursue his dreams of playing the the legenday black blues artists.In 2003, Terry signed with Austin blues label, Doc Blues Records re-releasing his self produced and critically acclaimed "Breakfast Dance" and the newly recorded "Live At Miss Ann's Playpen" for international distribution.Terry works and performs his original brand of blues full time all along the Texas Gulf Coast, Houston, the USA, and in Europe. His music can be described as traditional uptempo jump blues. But Terry isn't afraid to be expansive, delving into jazz, roots rock, Americana, and even Woody Guthrie inspired protest music.Available for private parties, club engagements, Grand Openings, festivals, solo on guitar and rack harmonica or with a full band, with Terry you get the real deal. Uncompromising, honest American music without the phoniness - totally honest, deep dish, professional and good serious fun.Please keep coming back for more info on Terry's new album due in 2008 featuring the much talked about original "Join the Revolution".

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Member Since: 30/04/2006
Band Website: sonnyboyterry.com
Band Members: Sonny Boy Terry Blues Quartet: Some of the most talented regional blues musicians in Texas and the Gulf Coast.
Influences: Lots of harmonica players: Sonny Boy Williamson numbers one and two! Jimmy Reed, Any Muddy Waters harmonica sidekicks, JR Wells, George Harmonica Smith, Paul Ocher, Cary Bell, Little Walter, Big Walter, Willie Foster, Henry Strong, Paul Butterfield, Jerry Portnoy, James Cotton, Mojo Bruford, Charlie Musslewhite, Snooky Pryer, Willie Anderson.Houston guys: Lightnin" Hopkins, Juke Boy Bonner, Joe Guitar Hughes, Johnny Clyde Copeland, Billy Bizor, Jimmy T99 Nelson, Jr Parker, Pete Mayes, Jerry Lightfoot, Uncle John Turner, Big Walter Price, Jimmy Dotson, Gatemouth Brown, Grady Gaines, Joe Medwick, Johnny Ace.Contemporary HARMONICA BLUES: Hollywood Fats Band, James Harman, Vintage Fabulous Thunderbirds, Kim Wilson, Rod Piazza, Gary Primich, Seigal Schwall, Red Devils, Lester Butler, Billy Branch, Sugar Blue. Rock/Roots Rock: The Rolling Stones, Blasters, Ben Harper, Steve Earle, Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Springsteen, Sir Douglas Quintet, Sonny Landreth, Los Lobos, Yardbirds, Peter Green/vintage Fleetwood Mac, J Geils, Iron City Houserockers, Dan Penn, Jason and the Scorchers, Cub Coda, Little Richard, Elvis Presley, Gene Vincent, Paul Anka. Chuck Berry/Johnny Johnson, Blackfoot, Mike Sowers, anything Motown.Louisiana Swamp Blues/ Zydeco: Slim Harpo, Silas Hogan, Lightnin Slim, Carol Fran, Guitar Junior, Clifton Chenier, Lonnie Mitchell, LC Denato, Ashton Savoy, Katie Webster, Henry Gray, Kenny Neal, Larry Garner, Kenny Neal.Country, Folk, Gospel: Charlie McCoy, Terry McMillan, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Five Blind Boys of Alabama, Billy Joe Shaver, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Micky Raphel, McGuffey Lane, Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Buddy and Julie Miller, Woody Guthrie, Josh White, Pete Seeger, Leadbelly, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGee, Blind Willie Johnson, Johnny Paycheck.
Sounds Like: Gulf Coast, Texas, Lousiana, Houston Blues. Hollywood Fats, vintage Fabulous T-Birds, Charlie Musselwhite, Juke Boy Bonner, Little Walter, The Blasters, Slim Harpo. Steve Earle, Rolling Stones.

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Record Label: Doc Blues Records, Austin, TX
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Texas Blues: The Rise of a Contemporary Sound by Alan Govenar

Hello all. Just a quicky note to let all fans of  blues myself and Little Ray Ybarra are featured in Alan Govenar's revised edition of "TEXAS BLUES: THE RISE OF A CONTEMPORARY SOUND" over 6...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:07:00 GMT

Blues for Food 2008 food Drive

Here I am sitting around doing audio tech work to pay bills and catch up after Hurricane Ike so I am writing another blog. This one is of the utmost importance and I implore all to help spread t...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:31:00 GMT

Bigotry in the Good ol USA

Man, I am really disturbed. I mean I know bigotry still exits but I am always amazed by how much bigotry there still is in the USA. I was born and raised in rural NW Ohio and every friggin' time I go ...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:57:00 GMT

With tragedy comes redemption.

Wow, What a whirlwind weekend from our world tour of Van Wert/Mercer Counties. We did just get back to Houston after a 23 hour drive catching the outer band of Hurricane Gustov as we tried to race aga...
Posted by on Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:21:00 GMT

Rory Miggins: A friend of the Blues

Rory Miggins, long time proprietor of Local Charm passed away on December 7th, 2007 after a three month battle with melanoma (cancer). Losing Rory has put me in a really reflective mood on m...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 13:32:00 GMT

Joe Guitar Hughes Blues

Last week, I was asked to contribute a blog for Steve Gilbert, a local guitar player who is doing a blog "The Blues is Alright" for the Houston Chronicle.  He suggested J...
Posted by on Fri, 23 Nov 2007 00:34:00 GMT

Free Concert Saturday, August 4th, Heights

..> Jul 25, 2007 6:30 PM Free Concert, Saturday, August 4th, Body: Sonny Boy TerrySaturday 6PM - 10PM August, 4 2007 at OoLaLa Gifts833 Studewood St, The Heights, Houston, Texas 77008Cost : Free...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:06:00 GMT

Cigarette tan and Uncle John Turner Blues

Hello friends and blues fans. Lots of blues for you this weekend. Tonight, me, Little Ray, Mopar Mike Sinclair and drummer Brian "Bag of Donuts" Scardino will be out in Spring at the venerab...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Jul 2007 13:51:00 GMT