Sonny Dunham
Elmer "Sonny" Dunham (November 16, 1911 – July 9, 1990) was an American trumpet player and bandleader. A versatile musician, he was one of the few trumpet players who could double on the trombone with equal skill. |
Birth and Death Data: Born November 16, 1914 (Brockton), Died July 9, 1990
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1934 - 1942
Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet, trombone, arranger, director
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Recordings (Results 76-100 of 242 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 61152 | 10-in. | 6/10/1936 | Shades of Hades | Glen Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, trombone, arranger | ||
Decca | 61153 | 10-in. | 6/10/1936 | Copenhagen | Glen Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, trombone, arranger | ||
Decca | 61154 | 10-in. | 6/10/1936 | Royal garden blues | Glen Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, trombone, arranger | ||
Decca | 61155 | 10-in. | 6/10/1936 | Rose of the Rio Grande | Glen Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, trombone, arranger | ||
Decca | 61156 | 10-in. | 6/10/1936 | Jungle jitters-1 | Glen Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, trombone, arranger | ||
Decca | 61157 | 10-in. | 6/10/1936 | Bugle call rag | Glen Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, trombone, arranger | ||
Decca | 61555 | 10-in. | 1/28/1937 | You're laughing at me | Glen Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, trombone, arranger | ||
Decca | 61556 | 10-in. | 1/28/1937 | I've got my love to keep me warm | Glen Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, trombone, arranger | ||
Decca | 61557 | 10-in. | 1/28/1937 | Swing high, swing low | Glen Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, trombone, arranger | ||
Decca | 61558 | 10-in. | 1/28/1937 | Please keep me in your dreams | Glen Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, trombone, arranger | ||
Decca | 61577 | 10-in. | 2/4/1937 | A study in brown | Glen Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, trombone, arranger | ||
Decca | 61578 | 10-in. | 2/4/1937 | Whoa, babe! | Glen Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, trombone, arranger | ||
Decca | 61579 | 10-in. | 2/4/1937 | The Goblin band | Glen Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, trombone, arranger | ||
Decca | 61580 | 12-in. | 2/4/1937 | Paramour | Glen Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, trombone, arranger | ||
Decca | 61952 | 10-in. | 2/16/1937 | Too marvelous for words | Glen Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, trombone, arranger | ||
Decca | 61953 | 10-in. | 2/16/1937 | Zig-zag | Glen Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, trombone, arranger | ||
Decca | 61954 | 10-in. | 2/16/1937 | Sentimental and melancholy | Glen Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, trombone, arranger | ||
Decca | 61955 | 10-in. | 2/16/1937 | Drifting apart | Glen Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, trombone, arranger | ||
Decca | 62031 | 10-in. | 3/5/1937 | I'd be a fool again | Glen Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, trombone, arranger | ||
Decca | 62032 | 10-in. | 3/5/1937 | You're here, you're there | Glen Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, trombone, arranger | ||
Decca | 62033 | 10-in. | 3/5/1937 | Was it rain? | Glen Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, trombone, arranger | ||
Decca | 62034 | 10-in. | 3/5/1937 | Love is good for anything that ails you | Glen Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, trombone, arranger | ||
Decca | 62035 | 10-in. | 3/5/1937 | One, two, three little hours | Glen Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, trombone, arranger | ||
Decca | 62082 | 10-in. | 3/30/1937 | There's a lull in my life | Glen Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, trombone, arranger | ||
Decca | 62083 | 10-in. | 3/30/1937 | Would you like to build a dream? | Glen Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet, trombone, arranger |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dunham, Sonny," accessed May 20, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/202789.
Dunham, Sonny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 20, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/202789.
"Dunham, Sonny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 20 May 2024.
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External Sources
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Dunham, Sunny - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2003119024
Wikidata: Elmer "Sonny" Dunham - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2302261
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/232551262
MusicBrainz: Elmer "Sonny" Dunham - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/22fa3512-e176-4cd0-8526-7fef2b6f1d82
ISNI: 0000 0003 6707 404X - http://www.isni.org/isni/000000036707404X
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