J.D. Sumner
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
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
as Self (archive footage)
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
as Self (archive footage)
Elvis: A Life in Music
as Self (archive footage)
Elvis: A Life in Music
as Self (archive footage)
Elvis Presley: Meet Me In Memphis
as vocals
Elvis Presley: Meet Me In Memphis
as vocals
Elvis In Concert Remastered
as Self - backing vocals (uncredited)
Elvis In Concert Remastered
as Self - backing vocals (uncredited)
Sunday Meetin' Time
Sunday Meetin' Time
A Tribute To George Younce
A Tribute To George Younce
Kennedy Center Homecoming
Kennedy Center Homecoming
All Day Singing at The Dome
as Self
All Day Singing at The Dome
as Self
This Is My Story
as Himself
This Is My Story
as Himself
Feelin' At Home
Feelin' At Home
Gaither's Pond: The Lure Depths
Gaither's Pond: The Lure Depths
The Sweetest Song I Know
as Himself
The Sweetest Song I Know
as Himself
The Elvis I Knew
as Self
The Elvis I Knew
as Self
Elvis: The Lost Performances
as Self (archive footage)
Elvis: The Lost Performances
as Self (archive footage)
Elvis in Concert
as Self - backing vocals (uncredited)
Elvis in Concert
as Self - backing vocals (uncredited)
Elvis - Aloha from Hawaii
as Self - Band
Elvis - Aloha from Hawaii
as Self - Band
Elvis on Tour
as Self - Vocals, The Stamps
Elvis on Tour
as Self - Vocals, The Stamps
Elvis Live at Madison Square Garden
as Self - Vocals
Elvis Live at Madison Square Garden
as Self - Vocals
Challenge of the Range
as Guitar Player (uncredited)
Challenge of the Range
as Guitar Player (uncredited)
Quick on the Trigger
as Band Member
Quick on the Trigger
as Band Member