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Sonny Greer (13 Dec 1895 - 23 Mar 1982)

Male Person - United States

Relationships (5)

Member Of

  1. Leonard Feather’s Esquire All‐Americans
  2. Sonny Greer & His Rextet
  3. The Washingtonians
  4. Sonny Greer and His Memphis Men
  5. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

Recordings by (1)

  1. Sloppy Joe [1929-03-07] 3:17 (20 Oct 2004)

On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Awful Sad 3:17 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (Jan 1929) drums (drum set)
  2. It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) 3:11 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (24 Mar 1932) drums (drum set)
  3. The Boys From Harlem 2:19 Cootie Williams and His Rug Cutters (1938) drums (drum set)
  4. Rumpus in Richmond 2:48 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (Oct 1940) drums (drum set)
  5. In a Mellotone 3:19 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (Oct 1940) drums (drum set)
  6. Flamingo 3:24 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1940) drums (drum set)
  7. East St. Louis Toodle-Oo 3:35 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1943) drums (drum set)
  8. Ring Dem Bells 3:00 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1943) drums (drum set)
  9. Stompy Jones 3:12 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1943) drums (drum set)
  10. Tonight I Shall Sleep (with a Smile on My Face) 2:55 Tommy Dorsey With Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra (Jun 1945) drums (drum set)
  11. The One That Got Away 4:23 Leonard Feather’s Esquire All‐Americans (1946) drums (drum set)
  12. Long Long Journey 4:31 Esquire All-American Award Winners (1946) drums (drum set)
  13. Snafu 4:14 Esquire All-American Award Winners (1946) drums (drum set)
  14. Gone With the Wind 4:38 Esquire All-American Award Winners (1946) drums (drum set)
  15. I’m Checkin’ Out, Goo’m Bye 2:29 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (Jan 1947) drums (drum set)
  16. Rockabye River 3:02 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1947) drums (drum set)
  17. Liberian Suite: Dance No. 3 3:45 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1949) drums (drum set)
  18. Liberian Suite: Dance No. 5 5:08 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1949) drums (drum set)
  19. Liberian Suite: Dance No. 2 3:26 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1949) drums (drum set)
  20. Liberian Suite: I Like the Sunrise 4:28 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1949) drums (drum set)
  21. Liberian Suite: Dance No. 1 4:50 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1949) drums (drum set)
  22. Liberian Suite: Dance No. 4 3:04 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1949) drums (drum set)
  23. Sono 4:34 Duke Ellington & His Orchestra feat. Harry Carney & Billy Strayhorn (1950) drums (drum set)
  24. Frustration 3:32 Duke Ellington & His Orchestra feat. Harry Carney & Billy Strayhorn (1950) drums (drum set)
  25. Pyramid ?:?? Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) drums (drum set)
  26. Blue Fantasia 3:12 Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) drums (drum set)
  27. A Gentle Breeze 3:11 Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) drums (drum set)
  28. Castle Rock 2:47 Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) drums (drum set)
  29. The Jeep Is Jumping 2:46 Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) drums (drum set)
  30. My Reward 3:10 Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) drums (drum set)
  31. The Tattooed Bride 11:43 Duke Ellington (1951) drums (drum set)
  32. Globe Trotter 3:02 Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) drums (drum set)
  33. Jeep's Blues 2:56 Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) drums (drum set)
  34. You Blew Out the Flame in My Heart 3:32 Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) drums (drum set)
  35. Something to Pat Your Foot To 2:50 Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) drums (drum set)
  36. Hodge Podge ?:?? Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) drums (drum set)
  37. Lost in Meditation ?:?? Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) drums (drum set)
  38. Empty Ball Room Blues ?:?? Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) drums (drum set)
  39. The Jeep Is Jumpin' ?:?? Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) drums (drum set)
  40. I Know What You Do ?:?? Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) drums (drum set)
  41. Prelude to a Kiss ?:?? Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) drums (drum set)
  42. Dream Blues ?:?? Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) drums (drum set)
  43. The Ballad Medley: Prelude to a Kiss 1:56 Johnny Hodges (1955) drums (drum set)
  44. The Ballad Medley: Polka Dots and Moonbeams 2:24 Johnny Hodges (1955) drums (drum set)
  45. The Ballad Medley: Passion Flower 2:23 Johnny Hodges (1955) drums (drum set)
  46. Pretty Little Girl 2:26 Johnny Hodges (1955) drums (drum set)
  47. The Ballad Medley: Tenderly 2:22 Johnny Hodges (1955) drums (drum set)
  48. Scufflin’ 8:11 Johnny Hodges (1955) drums (drum set)
  49. The Ballad Medley: Whispering 1:46 Johnny Hodges (1955) drums (drum set)
  50. The Ballad Medley: Don't Take Your Love From Me 2:10 Johnny Hodges (1955) drums (drum set)

Credited as (11)

  1. Sonny Greer
  2. Sonny Greer (Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra)
  3. Sonny Greer, Cat Anderson, Aaron Bell, Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper, Paul Gonsalves, Harold Ashby, Earl Hines, Johnny Hodges, Ray Nance, Russell Procope, Pee Wee Russell
  4. Cat Anderson, Harold Ashby, Lawrence Brown, Paul Gonsalves, Sonny Greer, Jimmy Hamilton, Earl Hines, Johnny Hodges, Ray Nance, Russell Procope
  5. Paul Gonsalves, Cat Anderson, Aaron Bell, Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper, Harold Ashby, Sonny Greer, Earl Hines, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Pee Wee Russell
  6. Duke Ellington, Oscar Pettiford And Sonny Greer
  7. Alberta Prime And Sonny Greer
  8. Sonny Greer feat. Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra
  9. Duke Ellington, Ivie Anderson, Sonny Greer, Ray Nance, Harry Carney
  10. Danny Barker, Eubie Blake, Dan Burley, Pops Foster, Tyree Glenn, Sonny Greer, Conrad Janis, Ken Kersey, Freddy Moore, Oran "Lips" Page, Walter Page, Burney Peacock, Paul Quinichette, Tom Sharpsteen, R. C. H. Smith, Ralph Sutton & Bob Wilber
  11. Danny Barker, Dan Burley, Tyree Glenn, Sonny Greer, Ken Kersey, Oran "Lips" Page, Walter Page, Burney Peacock & Paul Quinichette

Links (13)

Other Databases

  1. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84077393
  2. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n84077393
  3. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w63g2dqq
  4. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104570
  5. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13894702d
  6. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134390458

Wikipedia

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Greer

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/307241

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000037251

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0339488/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/5117673

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1260845

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sonny_Greer_1943.jpg