Person · Male

Sonny Greer

From: Long Branch, United States
Active: 1895–1982
Releases: 1

jazz

About

William Alexander "Sonny" Greer (December 13, 1902 – March 23, 1982) was an American jazz drummer and vocalist, best known for his work with Duke Ellington.

From Sonny Greer on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Member of

Sonny Greer & His Rextet now
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra now
Sonny Greer and His Memphis Men now
Leonard Feather’s Esquire All‐Americans now
The Washingtonians now
Rex Stewart and the Ellington Alumni All Stars now drums (drum set)

Discography

Compilations 1

Jamming at Rudi's 1996

Also known as

S Greer · W.A. Greer · William A. Greer

Identifiers

MusicBrainz: 3ec1c0cf-b825-44bb-876e-d79122d00ae1
ISNI: 0000000107764589

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