Sonny Terry – Sonny Is King album art
Contributed by Florian Hardwig
on Mar 16th, 2026. Artwork published in
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Sonny Terry (1911–1986) was a blues musician from Greensboro, Georgia. Playing the harmonica, he formed a duo with Piedmont blues–style guitarist Blind Boy Fuller, and later with Brownie McGhee. Half of his 1963 album Sonny Is King features McGhee, the other one Lightnin’ Hopkins. It was released on Bluesville, a sublabel of Prestige Records.
For the cover, Don Schlitten (1932–2026) specified Caruso Roxy, with several alternate forms. Three years later, Schlitten would use the same typeface for an album by Phil Woods and Red Garland.
