Sonny Lee, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Sonny Lee

American trombonist

Date of Birth: 26-Aug-1904

Place of Birth: Huntsville, Texas, United States

Date of Death: 17-May-1975

Profession: trombonist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Sonny Lee

  • Thomas Ball "Sonny" Lee (born August 26, 1904, Huntsville, Texas - died 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.

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