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 201-225 of 313 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 69689 | 10-in. | 9/2/1941 | What makes Sammy run? | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 69690 | 10-in. | 9/2/1941 | It happened in Hawaii | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 69691 | 10-in. | 9/2/1941 | Tropical magic | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 69992 | 10-in. | 12/3/1941 | This is no laughing matter | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 69993 | 10-in. | 12/3/1941 | The white cliffs of Dover | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 69994 | 10-in. | 12/3/1941 | I got it bad | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 69995 | 10-in. | 12/3/1941 | I said no | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 69996 | 10-in. | 12/3/1941 | Drop me a line | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 70024 | 10-in. | 12/10/1941 | I remember you | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 70025 | 10-in. | 12/10/1941 | Not mine | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 70026 | 10-in. | 12/10/1941 | Arthur Murray taught me dancing in a hurry | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 70027 | 10-in. | 12/10/1941 | If you build a better mousetrap | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 70028 | 10-in. | 12/10/1941 | Tangerine | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 70086 | 10-in. | 12/22/1941 | Ev'rything I love | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 70087 | 10-in. | 12/22/1941 | Absent-minded moon | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 70088 | 10-in. | 12/22/1941 | I'm glad there is you | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 70089 | 10-in. | 12/22/1941 | Murderistic | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 70090 | 10-in. | 12/22/1941 | Hoboken rock | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 70151 | 10-in. | 1/12/1942 | A sinner kissed an angel | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 70152 | 10-in. | 1/12/1942 | You made me love you | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 70153 | 10-in. | 1/12/1942 | Tomorrow's sunrise | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 70154 | 10-in. | 1/12/1942 | When the roses bloom again | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 70155 | 10-in. | 1/12/1942 | The President's birthday ball | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 70389 | 10-in. | 2/24/1942 | Rain, rain, rain | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 70390 | 10-in. | 2/24/1942 | 'Tain't no good, part 1 | 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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