Each experience Terry has had as a musician has always led to a richer, more rewarding one. With Lightfoot, Terry was beginning to realize his dream. In fact, this is where Terry Jerome became "Sonny Boy" Terry. The story goes one night backstage Lighfoot and Terry were joking around about all the long monikers several local musicians had. Lightfoot jokingly called Terry Little Junior Sonny Boy Terry. That evening, KPFT radio dee jay Bud Jackson was emceeing the gig and introduced Terry as Sonny Boy Terry. The next day, Houston Chronicle music critic Marty Racine published Terry's name as "Sonny Boy Terry" and that was that. The name stuck.