Known for

Acting

Born

Nov 19, 1924

Died

Nov 16, 1998 (aged 73)

Place of birth

Lakeland, Florida

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.

Titles

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert

Movie • 2026

Elvis - Aloha from Hawaii

Movie • 1973

Challenge of the Range

Movie • 1949

Elvis on Tour

Movie • 1972

Quick on the Trigger

Movie • 1948

Elvis Presley: Meet Me In Memphis

Movie • 2022

The Elvis I Knew

Movie • 1994

Gaither's Pond: The Lure Depths

Movie • 1997