Sonny Lee
Thomas Ball "Sonny" Lee (August 26, 1904, Huntsville, Texas – May 17, 1975, Amarillo, Texas) was an American jazz trombonist. Lee played with Peck Kelley while a student at Texas State Teachers' College in the early 1920s, then moved to St. Louis, where he worked with the Scranton Sirens, Frankie Trumbauer, Gene Rodemich, Vincent Lopez, and Paul Specht. In 1932 he joined the Isham Jones orchestra, remaining with Jones until 1936; concomitantly he also played with Benny Goodman in 1934-35. He then worked with Artie Shaw, Charlie Barnet, Woody Herman, and Bunny Berigan, and in 1938 joined Jimmy Dorsey's orchestra, where he played until 1946. |
Birth and Death Data: Born August 26, 1904 (Huntsville), Died May 17, 1975 (Amarillo)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1946
Roles Represented in DAHR: trombone
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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 313 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 64366 | 10-in. | 7/29/1938 | Love is where you find it | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 64367 | 10-in. | 7/29/1938 | The yam | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 64368 | 10-in. | 7/29/1938 | Garden of the moon | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 64757 | 10-in. | 11/21/1938 | Hold tight | The Andrews Sisters | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 64758 | 10-in. | 11/21/1938 | Billy boy | The Andrews Sisters | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 64759 | 10-in. | 11/21/1938 | A room with a view | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 64760 | 10-in. | 11/21/1938 | Kinda lonesome | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65001 | 10-in. | 2/10/1939 | Let's stop the clock | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65002 | 10-in. | 2/10/1939 | The masquerade is over | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65003 | 10-in. | 2/10/1939 | Good for nothin' (but love) | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65004 | 10-in. | 2/10/1939 | Deep purple-1 | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65005 | 10-in. | 2/10/1939 | Romance runs in the family | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65006 | 10-in. | 2/10/1939 | Fate | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65051 | 10-in. | 2/21/1939 | I get along without you very well | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65052 | 10-in. | 2/21/1939 | It's anybody's moon | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65053 | 10-in. | 2/21/1939 | It's all yours | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65054 | 10-in. | 2/21/1939 | This is it | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65098 | 10-in. | 3/3/1939 | Our love | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65099 | 10-in. | 3/3/1939 | All of me | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65200 | 10-in. | 3/3/1939 | You're so desirable | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65557 | 10-in. | 5/9/1939 | Betty and Dupree | Teddy Grace | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65558 | 10-in. | 5/9/1939 | Arkansas blues | Teddy Grace | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65559 | 10-in. | 5/9/1939 | Down home blues | Teddy Grace | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65659 | 10-in. | 5/26/1939 | Romance | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65660 | 10-in. | 5/26/1939 | A home in the clouds | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lee, Sonny," accessed November 18, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/100138.
Lee, Sonny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/100138.
"Lee, Sonny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Lee, Sonny - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n00068975
Wikidata: Sonny Lee - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q20984652
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/66686325
MusicBrainz: Sonny Lee - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e0df1701-aa59-4d33-aa7e-782f218891b3
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