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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Excursionist
- Elvis--his love for gospel music and J.D. Sumner
- J. D. Sumner: Gospel music is my life
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Film & TV
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", 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…
Known for
- Elvis: A Life in Music — Self (archive footage)2026
- EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert — Self (archive footage)2026
- Elvis Presley: Meet Me In Memphis — vocals2022
- Elvis In Concert Remastered — Self - backing vocals (uncredited)2009
- Sunday Meetin' Time2006
- A Tribute To George Younce2005
- Kennedy Center Homecoming2002
- Atlanta Homecoming — Himself1998
- All Day Singing at The Dome — Self1998
- This Is My Story — Himself1997
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- Listeners
- 114
- Total plays
- 1,909
Tags
singer-songwritergospelsongwriterbassgreat voice
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Lakeland
- Place of death
- Myrtle Beach
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- gospel music
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- J. D. Sumner.jpg
- Voice type
- bass
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- date of birth
- 1924-11-19
- date of death
- 1998-11-16
- start of work period
- 1945-00-00
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