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J.D. Sumner
Lakeland, Florida
John Daniel "J. D." Sumner was an American gospel singer, songwriter, and music promoter noted for his bass voice. Sumner sings the final note on the Elvis Presley song "Way Down"…
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John Daniel "J. D." Sumner was an American gospel singer, songwriter, and music promoter noted for his bass voice. Sumner sings the final note on the Elvis Presley song "Way Down", a C1. His vocal range extended below the lowest playable note on the piano, reaching the note G0 in a 26-second vocal slide at a concert while singing backing vocals for Presley. There are some claiming he reached an Eb0 in a recorded live concert while singing with the Blackwood Brothers, however this cannot be verified. He was famous for his group J. D. Sumner and the Stamps Quartet and his associations with the Blackwood Brothers and Elvis Presley.
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2026
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2026
Elvis: A Life in Music
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2022
Elvis Presley: Meet Me In Memphis
Movie vocals
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2009
Elvis In Concert Remastered
Movie Self - backing vocals (uncredited)
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2006
Sunday Meetin' Time
Movie
- 2005
- 2002
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1998
All Day Singing at The Dome
Movie Self
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1998
Atlanta Homecoming
Movie Himself
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1997
Feelin' At Home
Movie
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1997
This Is My Story
Movie Himself
- 1997
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1995
The Sweetest Song I Know
Movie Himself
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1994
The Elvis I Knew
Movie Self
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1992
Elvis: The Lost Performances
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1977
Elvis in Concert
Movie Self - backing vocals (uncredited)
More credits
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1973
Elvis - Aloha from Hawaii
Movie Self - Band
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1972
Elvis on Tour
Movie Self - Vocals, The Stamps
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1972
Elvis Live at Madison Square Garden
Movie Self - Vocals
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1949
Challenge of the Range
Movie Guitar Player (uncredited)
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1948
Quick on the Trigger
Movie Band Member
