Saunders Terrell (24 October 1911 – 11 March 1986) was born in Greensboro, Georgia and was an American Piedmont blues and folk musician known for his energetic harmonica style. He performed under the stage name Sonny Terry.

Terry suffered eye injuries in two separate farm accidents in his youth that left him totally blind by age 16.

Terry played a finger-picked six string guitar, but became famous for his unique harmonica style, turning it into an extension of his singing voice. He used the harmonica to imitate trains and animals, and punctuated his playing with whoops and cries of passion, complemented by a falsetto singing voice.

Terry reached fame in the 1940s as part of a blues duo with Brownie McGhee, and performed with acts like Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger and Harry Belatonte. A resurgence in blues music in the late 50s and early 60s helped sustain their reputation. They toured Europe, New Zealand, Australia and the U.S., and continued to record throughout the 60s. Terry retired in the 70s, but was coaxed into playing on the soundtrack of the movie The Color Purple.

Terry was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame in 1986.