Sonny Payne

Sonny Payne (May 4, 1926 – January 29, 1979) was an American jazz drummer, best known for his work with Count Basie and Harry James.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 4, 1926 (New York City), Died January 29, 1979 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1946 - 1960

Roles Represented in DAHR: drums

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 33 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Atlantic	111	10-in.	12/30/1947	Profoundly blue	Tiny Grimes Quintet	instrumentalist, drums
Atlantic	112	10-in.	12/30/1947	Blue harlem	Tiny Grimes Quintet	instrumentalist, drums
Atlantic	113	10-in.	12/30/1947	That old black magic	Tiny Grimes Quintet	instrumentalist, drums
Atlantic	114	10-in.	12/30/1947	Boogie woogie barbecue	Tiny Grimes Quintet	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	73388		2/21/1946	I'm just a lucky so and so	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	73389		2/21/1946	I didn't mean a word I said	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	76827		9/11/1950	so long, goodbye blues	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	76828		9/11/1950	Skippin' and hoppin'	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	76829		9/11/1950	Down beat	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	76830		9/11/1950	Tennessee waltz	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	80262		12/6/1950	After hours-1	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	80263		12/6/1950	No regrets	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	80264		12/6/1950	Tuxedo junction-2	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	80265		12/6/1950	Bear mash blues-3	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	80409		1/18/1951	Love never comes around	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	80410		1/18/1951	Nona-1	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	80411		1/18/1951	Please don't put me down	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	80412		1/18/1951	Station break	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	89338		2/9/1956	The yurt	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	89339		2/9/1956	Put your feet down on the ground	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	89340		2/9/1956	Nobody plays piano like Sacramento	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	89341		2/9/1956	Waltz in blue	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	108523		1/4/1960	I gotta right to sing the blues	Sammy Davis, Jr.	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	108524		1/4/1960	The lady is a tramp	Sammy Davis, Jr.	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	108525		1/4/1960	I got a woman	Sammy Davis, Jr.	instrumentalist, drums

(Results 1-25 of 33 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Payne, Sonny," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/336834.

Payne, Sonny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/336834.

"Payne, Sonny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.