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American musician (1914–1990)

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1911-11-16
Active to
1990-07-09
jazz

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284
Total plays
1,187

Elmer "Sonny" Dunham (November 16, 1914 – July 9, 1990) was an American trumpet player and bandleader. A versatile musician, he was one of the few trumpet players who could double on the trombone with equal skill. Born in Brockton, Massachusetts, the son of Elmer and Ethel (née Lewis) Dunham, he attended local schools and took lessons on the valve trombone at the age of 7. He changed to the slide trombone at age 11, and was playing in local bands by the age of 13. Dunham began his musical career

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Sonny
Family name
Dunham
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Brockton
Occupation
trumpeter
Genre
jazz
Instrument
trumpet
Image
Sonny Dunham Billboard.jpg
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cause of death
cancer
manner of death
natural causes
Commons category
Sonny Dunham
date of birth
1911-11-16
date of death
1990-07-09
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