J.D. Sumner

Actor· Lakeland, Florida

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.

Filmography

7 credits across 1 departments.

Year	Title	Role	Type
2026	EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert	Self (archive footage)	Film
1998	Atlanta Homecoming	Himself	Film
1998	All Day Singing at The Dome	Self	Film
1997	This Is My Story	Himself	Film
1995	The Sweetest Song I Know	Himself	Film
1977	Elvis in Concert	Self - backing vocals (uncredited)	Film
1972	Elvis on Tour	Self - Vocals, The Stamps	Film

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