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 226-250 of 313 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 70391 | 10-in. | 2/24/1942 | 'Tain't no good, part 2 | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 70392 | 10-in. | 2/24/1942 | Me and my Malinda | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 70393 | 10-in. | 2/24/1942 | If you are but a dream | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 70436 | 10-in. | 3/4/1942 | Last night I said a prayer | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 70437 | 10-in. | 3/4/1942 | My little cousin | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 70438 | 10-in. | 3/4/1942 | Always in my heart | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 70480 | 10-in. | 3/12/1942 | Heavenly hideaway | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 70481 | 10-in. | 3/12/1942 | Full moon | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 70482 | 10-in. | 3/12/1942 | An overture to love | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 70483 | 10-in. | 3/12/1942 | Jersey bounce | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 70484 | 10-in. | 3/12/1942 | Blue skies | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 70485 | 10-in. | 3/12/1942 | Mood insagroove | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 70525 | 10-in. | 3/17/1942 | Sleepy lagoon | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 70526 | 10-in. | 3/17/1942 | Someday sweetheart | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 70527 | 10-in. | 3/17/1942 | I threw a kiss in the ocean | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 70704 | 10-in. | 5/1/1942 | On Echo Hill | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 70705 | 10-in. | 5/1/1942 | Take me | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 70706 | 10-in. | 5/1/1942 | This is worth fighting for | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 70707 | 10-in. | 5/1/1942 | Wonder when my baby's coming home? | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 70808 | 10-in. | 6/2/1942 | Serenade in blue | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 70809 | 10-in. | 6/2/1942 | My devotion | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 70810 | 10-in. | 6/2/1942 | I've got a gal in Kalamazoo | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 70811 | 10-in. | 6/2/1942 | Sorghum switch (Cole slaw Cor. 60063, 9-60063, CRL-56008) | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 71054 | 10-in. | 7/14/1942 | I'm getting tired so I can sleep | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 71055 | 10-in. | 7/14/1942 | Brazil | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lee, Sonny," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100138.
Lee, Sonny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100138.
"Lee, Sonny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 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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