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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 19, 1924
Died
November 16, 1998
Place of Birth
Lakeland, Florida
J.D. Sumner
0.2 Popularity
Biography
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.
Known For
0.0
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: A Life in Music
2026
9.0
vocals
Elvis Presley: Meet Me In Memphis
2022
0.0
Sunday Meetin' Time
2006
0.0
A Tribute To George Younce
2005
0.0
Kennedy Center Homecoming
2002
0.0
Himself
Atlanta Homecoming
1998
7.8
Self
All Day Singing at The Dome
1998
0.0
Himself
This Is My Story
1997
0.0
Feelin' At Home
1997
0.0
Gaither's Pond: The Lure Depths
1997
Credits
Elvis: A Life in Music
as Self (archive footage)
2026
0.0
Elvis Presley: Meet Me In Memphis
as vocals
2022
9.0
Sunday Meetin' Time
2006
0.0
A Tribute To George Younce
2005
0.0
Kennedy Center Homecoming
2002
0.0
Atlanta Homecoming
as Himself
1998
0.0
All Day Singing at The Dome
as Self
1998
7.8
This Is My Story
as Himself
1997
0.0
Feelin' At Home
1997
0.0
Gaither's Pond: The Lure Depths
1997
0.0
The Sweetest Song I Know
as Himself
1995
4.2
The Elvis I Knew
as Self
1994
0.0
Elvis: The Lost Performances
as Self (archive footage)
1992
7.1
Elvis in Concert
as Self - backing vocals (uncredited)
1977
6.9
Elvis - Aloha from Hawaii
as Self - Band
1973
7.8
Elvis on Tour
as Self - Vocals, The Stamps
1972
7.2
Elvis Live at Madison Square Garden
as Self - Vocals
1972
10.0
Challenge of the Range
as Guitar Player (uncredited)
1949
5.0
Quick on the Trigger
as Band Member
1948
6.0