Sonny Lester, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Sonny Lester

American record producer

Date of Birth: 15-Nov-1924

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Profession: composer, record producer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Sumner Lester (born November 15, 1924), better known as Sonny Lester, is a Grammy-award-winning music producer from New York City.
He started his career as a musician in a big band jazz ensemble before being drafted into the U.S.
Army.
During the war he earned a Purple Heart and worked under Henry Kissinger, who was an intelligence officer at time.
Lester's recordings have been distributed over a number of labels, including Blue Note Records, United Artists, Capitol Records, Denon and CBS Records.