Elmer Lewis Dunham Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Sonny Dunham was born on November 16, 1911 in Brockton, Massachusetts, USA as Elmer Lewis Dunham. He is known for his work on Sonny Dunham and His Orchestra in Jive Busters (1944), Rhythm Masters (1949) and Behind the Eight Ball (1942). He died on July 9, 1990 in Miami, Florida, USA.
Led several short-lived orchestras (his first was 'Sonny Lee & His New York Yankees' in 1931; he fronted another group, 1936-37), before commercial success with a big band organised in 1940, which included among its personnel the trumpeter Pete Candoli, tenor saxophonist Corky Corcoran and Danish-born trombonist Kai Winding. Dunham's theme song was "Memories of You", a track he had made his own as a soloist with the Casa Loma Orchestra in 1937.
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Ten of the fourteen musicians in Dunham's band doubled up on trumpet.
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Played valve trombone from the age of seven, slide trombone from the age of eleven. Switched to trumpet during the 1920's, while performing with Paul Tremaine's Orchestra in New York.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Rhythm Masters
1949
Short
Sonny Dunham
Sonny Dunham and His Orchestra in Jive Busters
1944
Short
Orchestra Leader Sonny Dunham
Behind the Eight Ball
1942
Orchestra Leader (as Sonny Durham and His Orchestra)
Jivin' Jam Session
1942
Short as Sonny Dunham and His Orchestra
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Behind the Eight Ball
1942
musical director
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Sonny Dunham and His Orchestra
1944
Short
Himself
Known for movies
Sonny Dunham and His Orchestra in Jive Busters (1944) as Orchestra Leader Sonny Dunham
$500,000
