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Biography
Infobox musical artist | name = J. D. Sumner| birth_name = John Daniel Sumner| alias =| Born = Birth date|1924|11|19 Lakeland, Florida|Lakeland , Florida United States | Died = Death date and age|1998|11|16|1924|11|19 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | origin =| instrument = Bass singer| genre = Southern Gospel | occupation =| years_active = 1945-98| label =| associated_acts = The Blackwood Brothers|The Blackwood Brothers Quartet Elvis Presley J. D. Sumner and the Stamps Quartet Masters V Richard Sterban Dave Rowland | website =| notable_instruments = John Daniel "J. D." Sumner (November 19, 1924 - November 16, 1998) was an United States|American gospel singer, songwriter, and music promoter noted for his extremely deep basso|bass voice , and his associations with Elvis Presley.
Career
Sumner sang in Southern Gospel Music|Southern gospel groups including The Sunny South Quartet 1945-1949 (Tampa,Fl WFLA Studios) the Sunshine Boys (1949 - 1954), the The Blackwood Brothers|Blackwood Brothers Quartet (1954 - 1965), the Stamps Quartet (originally The Stamps Trio) (1965 - 1980; 1988 - 1998), and the Masters V (1981 - 1988).
For eighteen years, Sumner held the Guiness World Record for recording the lowest bass note. As of 2011, he has been surpassed only three times by the following vocalists: Dan Britton (1984), Tim Storms (2002), and Roger Menees (2011).cite book | first=W.K. | last =McNeil | title=Encyclopedia of American gospel music | publisher=Routledge | month=September | year=2005 | page= |ISBN=0415941792
In 1964, Sumner founded the Gospel Music Association with James Blackwood . He was also the founding force behind the National Quartet Convention .
Sumner was most noted as leader of the Stamps Quartet which became known as J.D. Sumner & The Stamps. Elvis Presley , while a teenager, idolized Sumner's singing after seeing him perform with the Sunshine Boys. Presley hired Sumner & The Stamps as his back-up singers in 1971. The group toured and recorded with Presley from November 1971 until Presley's death in 1977. He not only sang at Elvis' funeral but had previously sung at Elvis' mother's funeral back in the late-1950s.cite book | first=Don | last=Cusic | title=The sound of light: a history of gospel music | publisher=Popular Press | year=1990 | month=January | ISBN=978-0879724986 | page=119
After the Stamps Quartet disbanded in 1980, Sumner with Hovie Lister , Jake Hess , Rosie Rozell, and James Blackwood formed the Masters V as a special consolidation of members of the Blackwood Brothers Quartet and The Statesmen Quartet|Statesmen Quartet . The group was a showcase for Sumner's voice and compositions and won the 1981 Grammy Award for best traditional gospel performance. Sumner was credited not only for his singing, songwriting, and concert promotions, but was also noted for being the first to customize a coach bus for the entertainment business to use for music groups.
After the Masters V disbanded in 1988, Sumner reformed the Stamps Quartet and performed with the group until his death in 1998. He was often seen in his latter years appearing as a guest artist on the Bill Gaither Homecoming videos.
Sumner was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 1984 and the Southern Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame in 1997. http://www.gmahalloffame.org//inductee_bio.cfm? ID=333 J.D. Sumner, Hall of Fame, Gospel Music Association, retrieved 13 August 2010 http://www.sgma.org/inductee_bios/jd_sumner.htm "John Daniel "J.D." Sumner", Hall of Fame Inductees, Southern Gospel Music Association, retrieved 13 August 2010
Lowest note
The lowest recorded note that J. D. Sumner ever hit was a G0, two notes below the lowest key on the piano. He hit the note at the end of a 26-second slide at an Elvis concert in 1977, demonstrating not only his exceptional range, but his mastery of breath control.Citation needed|date=February 2012
Songwriting
Sumner wrote more than 700 songs including the following: div col|cols=3
A Land Where Milk And Honey Flows
A Million Years From Now
Aloha Time
Because Of Him*
Behind Your Tears
''Beyond God's Horizon
Crossing Chilly Jordan
Each Step I Take
Eternal Paradise
Everybody Ought To Love
''For I've Got The Lord
Give Me The Strength To Stand
God Made A Way
He Means All The World To Me
He Will See You Through
Heaven For Me
''He's All That I Need
His Love
I Believe In The Old Time Way
I Can Feel The Touch Of His Hand
I Do Dear Jesus I Believe
''I Don't Mind
I Found God
''I Know It's So
I Serve A Living God
I Wanna Rest
I Want To Meet You Up In Heaven
''I Wouldn't Trade
''I'll Follow Where He Leads
''I'm Happy And Free
In That Land
Inside The Gate
''I've Got To Walk That Lonesome Road
Jesus Is Mine
Keep Me
Listen
''Mammy's Boy
My All I Give
Never
Old Man Death
On That Happy Golden Shore
On The Other Side Of Jordan
One Day
Only One Touch
Paradise Valley
Pay As You Go
Rolling Along
Some Wonderful Day
Someday Soon
Something Old Something New
Sweet Peace
Thank God For Calvary
The Old Country Church
The Touch Of His Hand
The Victory Road
There Is A Light
Walking And Talking With My Lord
Walking In The Light
Wayfaring Stranger
What A Glorious Morning That Will Be
What A Morning
''When I'm Alone
When The Clouds Roll By
Wonderful Love
Wonderful Savior
Div col end
Selected discography
The Blackwood Brothers
See The Blackwood Brothers discography|Blackwood Brothers discography
The Masters V
See Masters V#Discography|Masters V discography
J.D. Sumner & The Stamps
20 Gospel Favorites 1996
Great Gospel Performances
Master of the Wind 1996
Peace in the Valley 1996
The Final Sessions 1999
Hall Of Fame 1999
See also
Tim Storms
Mike Holcomb
George Younce
References
reflist
External links
http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=mu_wW4OJwjY Wayfaring Stranger - 1967 performance with The Stamps Quartet
http://www.jdsumnerandthestampsquartet.com Official home page of J.D. Sumner and the Stamps Quartet
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http://www.elvis2001.net/ricky%20strick.htm Larry Strickland Interviw at Elvis2001.net
http://www.elvis2001.net/donnie%20sumner.htm Donnie Sumner Interview at Elvis2001.net
http://www.elvis2001.net/Ed%20Hill%20i.htm Ed Hill Interview at Elvis2001.net
http://www.elvis2001.net/Bill%20Baise.htm Bill Baise Interview at Elvis2001.net
http://www.elvis2001.net/ed%20enoch.htm Ed Enoch Interview at Elvis2001.net
http://www.elvis2001.net/shaun%20neilson.htm Shaun Neilson Interview at Elvis2001.net
http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=HZc2cIFwaT0 J. D. Sumner's lowest recorded note on Youtube.com
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