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