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 276-300 of 313 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 72808 | 10-in. | 4/4/1945 | Can't you read between the lines | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 72809 | 10-in. | 4/4/1945 | Lover-1 | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 72810 | 10-in. | 4/4/1945 | Negra consentida | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 72811 | 10-in. | 4/4/1945 | There! I've said it again | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 73346 | 2/6/1946 | Ain't misbehavin' (I'm savin' my love for you) | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
Decca | 73347 | 2/6/1946 | I'll always be in love with you | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
Decca | 73348 | 2/6/1946 | I'm glad there is you | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
Decca | 73349 | 2/6/1946 | Perdido (Lost)-1 | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
Decca | DLA 2791 | 10-in. | 10/9/1941 | Any bonds today? | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2792 | 10-in. | 10/9/1941 | The magic of magnolias | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | DLA 2793 | 10-in. | 10/9/1941 | Daydream | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | L 3212 | 10-in. | 10/7/1943 | My first love | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | L 3213 | 10-in. | 10/7/1943 | That wonderful worrisome feeling | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | L 3214 | 10-in. | 10/7/1943 | Besame mucho (Kiss me much) | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | L 3215 | 10-in. | 10/7/1943 | King Porter stomp | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | L 3216 | 10-in. | 10/7/1943 | Star eyes | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | L 3217 | 10-in. | 10/7/1943 | They're either too young or too old | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | L 3246 | 10-in. | 10/27/1943 | Do you know? | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | L 3247 | 10-in. | 10/27/1943 | My ideal | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | L 3248 | 10-in. | 10/27/1943 | Sack house stomp | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | L 3249 | 10-in. | 10/27/1943 | When they ask about you | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | L 3937 | 10-in. | 8/29/1945 | Give me the simple life | Bing Crosby | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | L 3938 | 10-in. | 8/29/1945 | It's the talk of the town | Bing Crosby | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | L 3951 | 10-in. | 9/6/1945 | Come to baby do | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | L 3952 | 10-in. | 9/6/1945 | Autumn serenade | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lee, Sonny," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100138.
Lee, Sonny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100138.
"Lee, Sonny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 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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