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 151-175 of 313 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 67932 | 10-in. | 7/17/1940 | Once in a lovetime | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 67933 | 10-in. | 7/17/1940 | And so do I | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 67934 | 10-in. | 7/17/1940 | Hep-tee-hootie | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 67935 | 10-in. | 7/17/1940 | Dolimite | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 67936 | 10-in. | 7/17/1940 | While the music plays on | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 68027 | 10-in. | 9/3/1940 | Yesterthoughts | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 68028 | 10-in. | 9/3/1940 | On the trail | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 68029 | 10-in. | 9/3/1940 | Whispering grass | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 68030 | 10-in. | 9/3/1940 | Talkin' tony heart | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 68173 | 10-in. | 10/1/1940 | You've got me this way | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 68174 | 10-in. | 10/1/1940 | A handful of stars | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 68175 | 10-in. | 10/1/1940 | Falling leaves | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 68176 | 10-in. | 10/1/1940 | The bad humor man | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 68461 | 10-in. | 12/9/1940 | I hear a rhapsody | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 68462 | 10-in. | 12/9/1940 | I understand | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 68463 | 10-in. | 12/9/1940 | Turn left | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 68464 | 10-in. | 12/9/1940 | High on a windy hill | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 68471 | 10-in. | 12/9/1940 | The mem'ry of a rose | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 68650 | 10-in. | 2/3/1941 | Donna Maria | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 68651 | 10-in. | 2/3/1941 | When the sun comes out | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 68652 | 10-in. | 2/3/1941 | Amapola (voBE, HOC) | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 68653 | 10-in. | 2/3/1941 | Yours (Quiereme mucho) | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 68654 | 10-in. | 2/3/1941 | Turn right | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 68761 | 10-in. | 3/3/1941 | A rose and a prayer | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
Decca | 68762 | 10-in. | 3/3/1941 | Au reet (Au rote, au root) | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lee, Sonny," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100138.
Lee, Sonny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100138.
"Lee, Sonny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 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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