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J.D. Sumner
Actor
Born November 19, 1924Died November 16, 1998 (73 years)
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.
Filmography
| 2025 | EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2009 | Elvis In Concert Remastered · as Self - Backing Vocals (uncredited) |
| 2002 | Elvis: His Best Friend Remembers · as Self |
| 2000 | |
| 1996 | When All God's Singers Get Home · as Self |
| 1994 | The Elvis I Knew · as Self |
| 1992 | Elvis: The Lost Performances · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1992 | Reunion: A Gospel Homecoming Celebration · as Self |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1977 | Elvis in Concert · as Self - Backing Vocals (uncredited) |
| 1973 | Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii · as Self - Band |
| 1973 | Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii - Rehearsal Concert · as Self - Band Member |
| 1972 | Elvis on Tour · as Self - Vocals, The Stamps |