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 76-100 of 313 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 65661 | 10-in. | 5/26/1939 | My love for you | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65662 | 10-in. | 5/26/1939 | Shoot the meat balls to me, Dominick boy! | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65663 | 10-in. | 5/26/1939 | All I remember is you | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65664 | 10-in. | 5/26/1939 | Show your linen, , Miss Richardson | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65739 | 10-in. | 6/6/1939 | This is no dream | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65740 | 10-in. | 6/6/1939 | I poured my heart into a song | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65741 | 10-in. | 6/6/1939 | Especially for you | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65742 | 10-in. | 6/6/1939 | An old-fashioned tune is always new | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65743 | 10-in. | 6/6/1939 | All or nothing at all | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65835 | 10-in. | 6/16/1939 | Whisper while we dance | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65836 | 10-in. | 6/16/1939 | Back to back | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65837 | 10-in. | 6/16/1939 | Stairway to the stars | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65838 | 10-in. | 6/16/1939 | The lamp is low | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65876 | 10-in. | 6/23/1939 | In the middle of a dream | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65877 | 10-in. | 6/23/1939 | Begone | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65878 | 10-in. | 6/23/1939 | Rendezvous time in Paree | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65879 | 10-in. | 6/23/1939 | Is it possible? | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65880 | 10-in. | 6/23/1939 | Body and soul | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65966 | 10-in. | 7/14/1939 | A man and his dream | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65967 | 10-in. | 7/14/1939 | The jumpin' jive | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65968 | 10-in. | 7/14/1939 | Dixieland detour | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 65969 | 10-in. | 7/14/1939 | Go fly a kite | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 66082 | 10-in. | 8/14/1939 | One sweet letter from you | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 66083 | 10-in. | 8/14/1939 | So many times | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 66084 | 10-in. | 8/14/1939 | It's funny to everyone but me | 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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