Talk:Sonny Terry

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This article states that Sonny Terry his first commercial recordings date from 1940. This is incorrect. As early as 1937 Sonny already recorded with Blind Boy Fuller (Fulton Allen). RCA label December 12 1937. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 80.126.25.251 (talk • contribs) 27 August 2006.

This article states that Sonny Terry was born in Greensboro North Carolina, this is not correct Sonny Terry was born in Greensboro Georgia and moved to Shelby North Carolina when he was a teenager. Sonny came to the Greensboro, and Durham area when he as an Adult inorder to play with Fulton Allen (Blind Boy Fuller. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.249.110.23 (talk • contribs) 3 September 2006.

Please, if you have citations on these things, edit the article. - Jmabel | Talk 06:26, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

People keep changing this back and forth, and no one has provided a solid citation. - Jmabel | Talk 05:29, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

The correct birth place of Greensboro Georgia; can be found in a direct quote from Sonny Terry on page 7 in the book: Cooper, Kent, and Palmer, Fred, eds. The Harp Styles of Sonny Terry. New York: Oak, 1975 pp 7.

In about 1978 or 1979, Brownie and Sonny made one of their last tours, and I went to listen to them in a mid-week concert in Nacogdoches, TX, where I was in college. As a blues fan, I sat on the front row. The set opened with a long solo by Brownie, who surprised me with his excellent guitar. When it came time for Sonny to jump in, he accidently picked up the wrong harp and came in off key. Immediately realizing it, he reached for the correct harp. Since I was on the front row, I could hear Brownie turn to him and say under his breath, "Forty years and you still can't get it right." From that, I always pictured them like an old married couple, having played together all their lives. But they were excellent in the concert, and it was one I'll always cherish. I was able to hear the great Brownie and Sonny, who reached right out of the Depression of 1938. Glenn, 10/07. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.6.87.43 (talk) 02:08, 29 October 2007 (UTC)